This month I was named among Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 13th annual Women Worth Watching Award winners for 2015. Winners are featured in the September/October 2014 issue, which showcases their achievements and accomplishments in various sectors, including education. I’m very honored to be named among so many impressive women and executive … [Read more...] about Women Worth Watching Awards 2015 – Cheers!
Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2014
The Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Ryerson University presents the Soup & Substance Series, a series of noon hour moderated panel discussions held at Podium (POD) 250 (unless otherwise noted). While enjoying a warm bowl of soup and refreshments, participants will engage panelists in an open conversation on a range of diversity related … [Read more...] about Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2014
Join Us for Our Inaugural #Diversity4US #DiversityCAN Live Twitter Chat
We’re ushering in a new level of engagement and stepping up the initiative we’ve started with our #Diversity4US and #DiversityCAN Hashtag Diversity Chats, and introducing a new conversation in the digital Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) space: A #Diversity4US/#DiversityCAN Twitter Chat entitled “Twitter, Twitter Chats & the Diversity Professional: … [Read more...] about Join Us for Our Inaugural #Diversity4US #DiversityCAN Live Twitter Chat
“Diversity Is a Reality, Inclusion Is A Choice”: A Book Review
A few months ago I was invited to a talk by Stephen Frost, author of the new book titled, The Inclusion Imperative: How Real Inclusion Creates Better Business and Builds Better Societies. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it; however, as luck would have it, a colleague suggested that I read the book and gave me a copy. The Inclusion Imperative is an honest and up close … [Read more...] about “Diversity Is a Reality, Inclusion Is A Choice”: A Book Review
Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” and the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)
This month is the 25th Anniversary of Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing. I remember seeing the film for the first and only time in 1989. The film portrayed tensions between the local residents and an Italian-American family in the Black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, on the hottest day of the summer. In a Rolling Stones interview, Lee … [Read more...] about Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” and the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)