Sentences with phrase «issues of diversity at»

There are issues of diversity at the institutions themselves.

Why is the issue of diversity at the Oscars getting so much attention this year?

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I think that for us to solve these issues, with the lack of diversity and the lack of funding for women in tech we need male allies at the table.»

A Toronto - based headhunter at executive recruiting firm Egon Zehnder who focuses on director searches and diversity issues, she still hears that kind of comment from her clients.

High profile edge cases, like the sexual harassment allegations at Uber, have the unfortunate effect of making ongoing diversity and gender equality issues seem insignificant in comparison.

Singh is a fierce advocate of diversity and equity issues at the Peel District School Board and at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA).

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

We hope this new ETF will help bring greater focus to the issue of gender diversity at Canadian companies.»

A series of recent conferences at American colleges reveals the breadth of Catholic approaches to issues of sexual diversity.

Gerry Fernandez, founder and president of the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, an organization whose mission is to educate and advise foodservice companies on matters of diversity, said Starbucks responded to the crisis well, noting that the chain's national prominence presents an opportunity to open a discussion about larger issues at play.

Today, she shared a number of concrete proposals to better tackle the issue of increasing opportunities for MWBEs — an area where she has been critical of de Blasio — and more generally aimed at increasing diversity throughout the city, including setting up a public - private partnership and a point person who would be responsible for increasing opportunities in the private sector.

In announcing his choice, the governor hinted at these issues when he lauded Stein for having worked to «advance the cause of women and diversity within the legal profession.»

Daniel Dromm, City Council Candidate for 25th District, will attend the Candidates Forum on Immigrants Issues on May 11th at the Diversity Center of Queens.

This is the first in a series of articles that addresses diversity issues at universities.

We have lots of experience addressing the issue in the United States, where policies aimed at promoting diversity in the sciences are mainstream.

In August 2012 a team of researchers at the Credit Suisse Research Institute issued a report in which they examined 2,360 companies globally from 2005 to 2011, looking for a relationship between gender diversity on corporate management boards and financial performance.

In 2005, Manahan took on the role of associate director of the education office at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, focusing on diversity and inclusion issues.

«For the first time, we have a selection method whose power matches the vast diversity of the antibody repertoire,» said Richard A. Lerner, the Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Immunochemistry at TSRI, member of the Department of Molecular Biology, and senior investigator for the new study, which appears in this week's issue of the Cell Press journal Chemistry and Biology.

They have written on passion and on managing career advice overload for Inside Higher Education, co-written a textbook chapter, taught multiple sector - specific courses, consulted on diversity issues at companies and organizations throughout the country, and held numerous counseling and program development positions in their over 20 years of professional experience.

The diversity of the participants sharply contrasts with the singularity of the main issue at hand: science!

I hope that readers find that this issue of AT meets the goal of diversity and that every reader decides that it is worth their time to read every article.

Entomology projects are looking at bee diversity, an issue critical to world food supply; others study insect vectors of diseases, with implications for worldwide health.

Ahead of the controversies that erupted during the recent awards season, the festival had already placed itself at the forefront of Hollywood's continuing conversation about diversity and representation in front of and behind the camera and this year looks to continue advancing the issue.

Admirably, the film manages to look at issues such as racism and cultural diversity without ever becoming overly - serious or weighty, and every member of the cast plays their part tremendously.

At the heart of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences» complex diversity issue is how much the Oscars reflect the way that the Academy likes to view itself.

For the second year in a row, the media is rightfully outraged by #OscarsSoWhite but it also marks the third year in a row that a Mexican - helmed film dominates the Oscar conversation, an issue that barely merits a mention within a discussion that remains — for better and for worse — locked into seeing this in terms of black and white, sometimes at the expense of more nuanced visions of diversity.

AN EDUCATION WORLD E-INTERVIEW Principal - in - Residence Speaks Out on Key Issues Preventing violence in schools, involving parents in education, and finding strength in diversity — in an e-interview with Education World, Carole Kennedy, the new principal - in - residence at the Department of Education, touches on those issues andIssues Preventing violence in schools, involving parents in education, and finding strength in diversity — in an e-interview with Education World, Carole Kennedy, the new principal - in - residence at the Department of Education, touches on those issues andissues and more!

Sadowski, author of Safe Is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students and on faculty at Bard College, adds, «Even LGBTQ issues in general are relegated to a small segment of a diversity class or a youth development course if they're covered at all.

Diversity in Education: Issues in the College Admission Process (University Herald, 10/31/16) Natasha Warikoo, author of The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, examines the paradoxes of diversity in Diversity in Education: Issues in the College Admission Process (University Herald, 10/31/16) Natasha Warikoo, author of The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, examines the paradoxes of diversity in Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, examines the paradoxes of diversity in diversity in her book.

Fear is a seriously complicating factor, for not just African American males, but all people, and it's at the root of those who have issues with diversity.

When fulfilling the elective requirements, students in the Higher Education Program are required to choose at least one course that addresses issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What are some of the major issues behind diversity and education, and campus climate, facing institutions today and how do you plan to tackle these at HGSE?

We spoke with Rollins about what he's looking forward to at HGSE and his perspective on issues of diversity and inclusion in education.

This type of data is needed to accurately describe changes in diversity as students move between sectors because there is significant variation in student demographics at the school level that is often obscured when examining the issue at higher levels of aggregation (e.g. comparing charters as a group to surrounding school district or metropolitan area) and can complicate the drawing of valid inferences about the relationship between public school choice and racial sorting.

In a recently published article «Public School Choice and Racial Sorting: An Examination of Charter Schools in Indianapolis» I look at this issue by examining how racial diversity changes for students who switch into a charter school from the traditional public school system in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In the fall of 2011, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief looking at teacher diversity, and the findings were stark.

All in all, this course helped me to understand that it is important for educators to follow the correct protocol when dealing with situations in and out of the classroom (e.g., speaking with parents or the principal concerning an issue that they should be aware of), think carefully before choosing an intervention for a scenario, cooperate with others to achieve a common goal, and know and practice various standards such as diversity, ethics, professionalism, in addition to the role of the teacher at all times, (Student KNOW1)

At Teachers College, she is founder and faculty sponsor of the Racial Literacy Roundtables Series where for eight years Doctoral and Master's students, and scholars in the field of education facilitate informal conversations around issues of race and diversity for the Teachers College community.

While completing his academic work, Mr. Palmer held many leadership roles at UTC including Vice President of the Student Body and two - time Social Issues, Equity, and Diversity Chairperson for the Student Government Association.

At Teachers College, she is founder and faculty sponsor of the Racial Literacy Roundtables Series where for eight years, national scholars, doctoral, and pre-service and in - service Master's students, and young people facilitate informal conversations around race and other issues involving diversity and teacher education for the Teachers College / Columbia University community.

The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice on Tuesday sent a letter providing guidance to confirm that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, issued last month, leaves untouched previous Court holdings on the permissibility of race - conscious methods of achieving diversity goals at elementary and secondary schools.

The finalists for the CEO position at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle - Orléans were asked as part of the application process to detail their thoughts on critical issues ahead for the school, such as improving diversity within the student body, reaching special - education students while in a full - immersion foreign - language environment, and aligning the French national standards with those set by the state of Louisiana.

This study from the Century Foundation is a two - part study, including «background on how universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City's current UPK expansion efforts, and draws lessons for other cities and states interested in expanding their programs,» and «an in - depth look at the issue of preschool classroom diversity in UPK, highlighting the opportunities and obstacles for integration embedded in current policies and recommending policy changes to address this issue in New York City and beyond.»

That's certainly true for all of us here at Book Links, as you may notice with this very issue: what's traditionally been our multicultural issue has expanded to focus on diversity.

A moderated panel discussion featuring key players from the romance publishing world delving into the impact of issues of diversity on publishers, industry stakeholders, authors, readers, and society at large.

The United States continues, with mixed success at «colorblind» policies, to deal with issues of diversity in university enrollm...

Like so many parts of publishing today, the issue of diversity doesn't stop at a #WeNeedDiverseBooks understanding of a largely white industry.

Several speakers at Monday's (November 13) second annual Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference in London addressed a packed conference room and made calls for for the book industry to step forward on issues of diversity.

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine Office of Diversity Initiatives helps the College of Veterinary Medicine address issues of diversity, intercultural communication, and inclusiveness that are at the forefront of higher eDiversity Initiatives helps the College of Veterinary Medicine address issues of diversity, intercultural communication, and inclusiveness that are at the forefront of higher ediversity, intercultural communication, and inclusiveness that are at the forefront of higher education.

From that system, Tassava developed the Principles of Mutual Respect to encourage all colleagues at BRAC to work together in an environment that supports shared values, embraces diversity and emphasizes open communication and addressing issues directly.