Diversity Goes To School
As more corporations reap benefits from hiring chief diversity officers, institutions of higher learning have begun to follow their lead. Growing numbers of colleges and universities are using CDOs to...
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Diversity in the STEM Pipeline
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the New York Urban League hosted a panel and discussion on the need to ensure a diverse flow in the STEM pipeline. Arva Rice, president and CEO of the New York Urban League who was recently honored with the City University of New York’s Educational Leadership Award, provided remarks and also spoke on the panel.
The Legal Face of Diversity
After practicing law for nearly eight years, by 2003, B. Seth Bryant had reached a crossroad. He was feeling stagnant after serving four years in the corporate department of Morrison & Foerster L.L.P., a firm specializing in legal services in business and litigation. So he decided to branch out on his own. Bryant’s first attempt at entrepreneurship resulted in a seven-lawyer corporate boutique called Bryant Law Group P.C., but after Adorno & Yoss, L.L.P., the largest certified minority-owned law firm in the U.S., acquired it, he returned to private law.
Adding Diversity Into the Equation
Less than a year after Teri Quinn Gray began working as a research manager for DuPont she faced job uncertainty due to corporate restructuring. As anxiety grew among Quinn Gray and her colleagues, she was upset by a comment from one of her co-workers. A white male scientist said to her: “Your job is safe because you’re black and female.â€
Pushing for Diversity in Communications
Waves of major mergers and media consolidations have spelled trouble for African-American ownership in the communications arena. African American representation among senior level executives has not fared much better. After the repeal of the Minority Tax Certificate in 1995 and the enactment of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the number of minority-owned broadcast facilities decreased by 40% in just two years later.