Sentences with phrase «economic diversity at»

So if the BVC is expensive, what has this got to do with socio - economic diversity at the Bar?

Not exact matches

I know of very few churches that don't have at least a little diversity in terms of age and economic class.

The challenge before us is to navigate the hyphen and be prepared to explore our varied histories, discover the outside forces, question the economic compulsions, be astounded by the cultural diversity, empathise with the experience of marginality, marvel at the memories that have shaped all these various selves, and offered, and continue to offer us, an identity or identities across the hyphen, as the various embodied selves that make up the assorted group of people who are called Indian - Christians.

At 8 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James and New York City Economic Development Corporation President and CEO James Patchett attend the first Hindsight Conference, a forum to encourage diversity in urban planning, Hunter College, 2180 Third Ave., second floor, Manhattan.

«I remain concerned that the minor change at the upper end of the affordability spectrum does nothing to encourage developers to create units that would maintain our professionals and foster socio - economic diversity,» Diaz said.

ALBANY — Gov. - elect Andrew Cuomo offered the first detailed glimpse at his brain trust Thursday, naming economic advisers who will guide him through his transition amid pressure to make sure his administration reflects New York's diversity.

We are committed to an intellectual climate that is at once welcoming, nurturing and challenging, and that respects the full spectrum of human diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, socio - economic status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability and religion.

Director Dot Harris, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Department of Energy, will be on the line with Dr. Rebecca Spyke - Keiser, Associate Deputy Administrator for Strategy and Policy at NASA; Jill Fuss, Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stephanie Stilson, Engineer at Kennedy Space Center and NASA Headquarters, and a class at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville, Florida, to discuss ways to find role models for young people in STEM fields and answer questions from students and the general public about STEM careers.

First look at the demographics, which show it to be a rare model of racial and socio - economic diversity:

On balance, however, she tends toward the view that no - excuses schools will turn out to have stronger impact on kids» life prospects than efforts at forced diversity via economic integration.

For example, U.S. News reports the «economic diversity» of what it ranks as the top 25 national universities using the share of undergraduates at each school who received Pell Grants.

Policymakers and the media use this enrollment information to assess the economic diversity of the student body at individual universities, whether universities are effectively recruiting low - income students, and how access to college has changed over time for students in different income groups.

For me, its diversity, economic influence, expansiveness, beauty, endurance and its ability to nurture and neglect at the same time are some of the characteristics of the United States that made a permanent impact on my mind.

In terms of their economic, political and social views, Generation X and Millennials are generally more tolerant of racial and ethnic diversity, as well as same - sex marriage, and lean heavily Democratic at the polls.

With a focus on work made by artists born after 1968, in addition to several early pioneers who were active internationally in the 1960s and 70s, Under the Same Sun at the SLG examines a diversity of creative responses by artists to complex, shared realities that have been influenced by colonial and modern histories, repressive governments, economic crises, and social inequality, as well as by concurrent periods of regional economic wealth, development, and progress.

[10] The diverse spectrum of artists working in the Bronx, where there is a significant Latino population as well as African American, Middle Eastern and West African among others, makes a significant contribution to the overall diversity of the racial, social, and economic landscape of New York's art worlds and the city at large.

A global «liquid» natural gas market is beneficial to U.S. and global economic interests and, at the same time, advances security interests through diversity of supply and resilience to disruption.

While Brooks enjoyed his early years at Energy Probe, which featured a diversity of approaches, he recalls that as Solomon's influence grew «it became increasingly less an environmental organization than an economic one.»

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«Renewable energy technologies are a crucial element in achieving a balanced global energy future; renewables can make major contributions to the diversity and security of energy supply and to economic development», said Claude Mandil, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in Paris, at the launch of a new publication: Renewable Energy: RD&D Priorities, Insights from IEA Technology Programmes.

Perhaps the most notable of these at the international level is the Convention on Biological Diversity's Decision XIII / 14 para 6 which notes «that more transdisciplinary research and sharing of knowledge among appropriate institutions is needed in order to better understand the impacts of climate - related geoengineering on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, socio - economic, cultural and ethical issues and regulatory options.»

Full details of the CSR, Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment category at the African Legal Awards

Socio - economic disadvantage is considered a legitimate and distinct diversity category while at the same time linked to other diversity categories.