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Have you heard that Harvard University has elected its 30th president, Dr. Claudine Gay??

Dr. Gay began her academic career at Harvard in 1992. Imagine that: 30 years after starting her academic journey and she is now the university’s 30th president. Dr. Gay was recruited from Stanford to Harvard and began her professional career… Read more

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I currently have the opportunity to serve as part of the 2023 ACUI Annual Conference Program Team for Boston (Feb 2023). As part of the team, I am working with a subgroup of people curating educational content for the conference.??

I am reaching out to you to encourage you to consider presenting an educational session for…

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The following graphic from Belonging at Work was in my newsfeed. A picture tells a story and this graphic represents a library of novels. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not a collection of events, trainings, and workshops. That’s only one part of this work. To embrace this work is to weave it into the fabric of all that we… Read more

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Join us in September for the social justice seminar + hack-a-thon!?

Our speaker is Dr. Alvin Tillery. He is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University. Dr. Tillery is an author, political science professor, speaker, and researcher focused on leadership and… Read more

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On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 a federal holiday. Some of you know this date as Juneteenth, the day that enslaved Black people learned that the Emancipation Proclamation was signed ending slavery (for some). For others, Juneteenth may be as new to you as it was to those in Galveston,…

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This weekend was a mixture of joy, celebrating commencement ceremonies, and sadness in the aftermath of several shootings across the nation. Communities of color were shaken once again by gun violence. From Buffalo to Houston to Laguna Woods, so many communities lost loved ones to senseless acts of violence. As we try to process what…

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I consume a steady diet of media (podcasts, articles, research) on DEI, social justice, and race in America. This latest article from The Chronicle had me stuffed full as a holiday turkey. The writer unpacked recent legislative changes that affect DEI training in Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, and Oklahoma. This led to ask this group,… Read more

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The March recognition of Women’s History Month has passed the torch to April. Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will begin her tenure as president of UMBC on August 1, 2022. Appointed by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, Dr. Ashby has made history as the first Black woman to fill this esteemed position. She… Read more

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I trust we have all seen the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. The first Black woman to earn this esteemed honor. As I listened to Vice President Harris state, “this nomination is confirmed” I got chills. A shift has been happening in the halls of justice; it may not be speedy, in fact it’s… Read more