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  • Category: Diversity
    • “P.A.I.D. in Bias”: The Perilous Algorithm of Inequality and Discrimination in AI: Exploring the Dark Side of AI and How Artificial Intelligence Could Undermine Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts
    • AI & EDI: What’s on the Horizon? How Artificial Intelligence Can Enhance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives in the U.S. and Canada
    • EDI Tech Corner: 7 Questions You Have About Artificial Intelligence (But Are Afraid To Ask)
    • Bronzeville: The “Black Metropolis” and Harlem of Chicago
    • Through My Optics: Black Lives Matter (BLM) Chicago Protest Up Close Through Photos and Poetry
    • 5 Ways of RESILIENCE to Support and Empower
    • 5 Ways to RESIST for Greater Self Empowerment and Agency
    • Revisiting the Topic of Reparations for African Americans or ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves)
    • The Invisibility of EDI During Uncertain Times: Part 3
    • The Invisibility of EDI During Uncertain Times: Part 2
    • The Invisibility of EDI During Uncertain Times
    • What is Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the University Setting?
    • Institutional Diversity Blog: A Decade in Review from 2010 to 2020
    • The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
    • Shaping Science Policy to Improve Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A CSPC Panel Discussion
    • Women Leaders and the Vision Thing
    • My Becoming Experience
    • Dine and Discourse: Seeing the Racial Water – A Conversation with Robin DiAngelo
    • Reflecting on the 4th of July
    • Soup and Substance Session: Are Canadians Too Polite?
    • Q&A with Denise O’Neil Green
    • New Game+: Relearning Life With A Disability
    • Denise O’Neil Green Appointed Ryerson University’s First Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Winter 2017
    • 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women 2016: The Book
    • An Expat’s Experience in Canada – Part III
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2016
    • “Words Are Things”: The Importance of Naming When Speaking Truth to Power
    • Honouring Black Canadian Women: A Glittering Ceremony Recognizing Accomplished Black Canadians
    • Race in Educational Access and Attainment Still Matters!
    • A Father’s Day Message to the Rock of My Family
    • 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women GALA Event and Book Launch
    • 2016 Pioneers for Change Award Winners Announced
    • Thank You to The Institutional Diversity Blog Community
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Winter 2016
    • ICYMI: January and February 2016 Archives of the Ryerson University Soup and Substance Series
    • A Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)’s Message to University and College Presidents
    • 5 Tips for Inaugural Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) in Universities
    • Former President Bill Clinton Reflects on Inclusion
    • The Chief Diversity Officer and Communications
    • He, She or They: Gender Identity and Expression at Ryerson Soup and Substance Series
    • Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2015 Report: What Does It Mean For Ryerson? Soup and Substance Series
    • BlackLivesMatter: Equity, Social Justice and Policing: Soup and Substance Series
    • EDI Tech Corner: 16 Things You Should Know About Social Media for 2016
    • EDI Tech Corner: 3 Things I Wish Every Chief Diversity Officer Knew Social Media
    • EDI Tech Corner: 3 Tips to Help Chief Diversity Officers Implement Their Social Media Vision
    • Social Media and The Chief Diversity Officer: One CDO’s Success Story
    • Chief Diversity Officers: Skilled Practitioners or Figure Heads?
    • Charleston Church Massacre: It’s Not Enough To Just Show Sympathy, Black Lives Matter
    • Fit In vs. Lean In: Challenges of the Afro, Attire, and Attitude for Black Women
    • Reflections on The World’s Toughest Job
    • Empathy: A Critical Leadership Skill For The 21st Century
    • Publication To Spotlight “Accomplished Black Women’’
    • Race Together Towards Understanding Each Other’s Humanity
    • Black History Month in Canada
    • WHERE RU FROM? Questions and Encounters of Canadian Identities: Soup and Substance Series
    • Women’s Ways of Leading: Soup and Substance Series
    • Women Worth Watching Awards 2015 – Cheers!
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2014
    • Join Us For Our Next Live Twitter Chat: Making Inclusion A Choice via 8 Dimensions
    • How Generational Diversity Can Transform Organizational Culture
    • Save the Date: Our Next Live Twitter Chat is September 25th!
    • EDI Tech Corner: 3 Ways to Follow the Digital EDI Conversation
    • Promoting Your EDI Message with Blogging: How to Construct the Perfect Blog Post
    • EDI Tech Corner: The Inaugural #Diversity4US #DiversityCAN Live Twitter Chat Archive
    • Join Us for Our Inaugural #Diversity4US #DiversityCAN Live Twitter Chat
    • EDI Tech Corner: A How-To Guide for Participating in a Twitter Chat
    • “Diversity Is a Reality, Inclusion Is A Choice”: A Book Review
    • EDI Tech Corner: 10 Must-Have Diversity Resources on Twitter
    • Never Invited to the 4th of July Party: The Case for Reparations & Citizenship – Part II
    • Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” and the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)
    • Twitter and the Diversity Professional: 4 Things You Should Know About the Real-Time News Network
    • Your Pride Is Our Pride
    • A Note to Chief Diversity Officers: Be A Rainbow in the Clouds
    • Continuing the Diversity Conversation: #DiversityCAN and #Diversity4US
    • Diversifying the American Dental Profession
    • Women of Color and Sexuality: Adding Trauma to the Discussion of Diversity
    • Women of Color and Sexuality: Another Lens to Appreciate Diverse Experiences
    • Building A Sisterhood: Celebrating Women’s History Month
    • A Social Media Guide for Diversity Officers: A Featured Publication
    • Celebrating Women’s Feats, Big and Small, Local and Global
    • Life at the Intersection of Race, Gender and Class
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Winter 2014
    • EDI Tech Corner: Understanding Social Media Marketing (Part 1)
    • Thanksgiving Day Canadian or American Style
    • Being Aboriginal@Ryerson, Part II: Soup and Substance Series
    • Latest Soup & Substance Tackles Important Issue of Race and Racism
    • An Expat’s Experience in Canada – Part II
    • Diversity as the Flavor of the Month
    • EDI Tech Corner: Understanding the Link Between Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Social Media
    • Diversity and Education: The Season of Changing & Beginning
    • Increased Gender Diversity in Military: “Not Your Father’s Army”
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series: Fall 2013
    • An Expat’s Experience in Canada – Part I
    • Advancing Diversity in Higher Education: A Game of Strategy, Challenges and Patience
    • The Role of Education in Shaping Diversity in One’s Professional Life
    • Spiritual Practices and Trauma Recovery: The Role Diversity Can Play in Healing
    • Fostering Student Success – Best Practices & Institutional Interventions
    • Envisioning a Successful Learning Environment for ALL Students
    • Women’s Minds and Bodies: Soup and Substance Series
    • 25th Anniversary Symposium: Reflections on Diversity and Excellence – OAMI Through the Years
    • Being Aboriginal@Ryerson: Soup and Substance Series
    • Women and Leadership – Doing it Her Way
    • Accommodation and Accessibility in the Classroom: Soup and Substance Series
    • Cultural Diversity Is Good for Business – Continuing the Conversation
    • Black History Month: A U.S. or Canadian Experience?
    • Ryerson University’s Soup and Substance Series
    • Why Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Matter!
    • Category: Diversity Featured
  • Category: Diversity and Inclusion Topics
    • Building Trust and Inclusion Through Customized DEI Services
    • Comms In Question: How Internal Communications Can Drive External Results
    • Reflections of a Chief Diversity Officer: Leveraging EDI to Drive Culture Change in Organizations
    • The Evolution of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Roles: Highlighting My Bright Future Podcast Episode (37)
    • In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Denise O’Neil Green Consulting is Now Open for Business!
    • Race Conscious Affirmative Action: Time Is Up
    • Higher Education for the Public Good, Cultivating a Racially Diverse Democracy
    • New Game+: Relearning Life With A Disability (Revisited)
    • Promoting Disability As Diversity and Accessibility as an Institutional Priority
    • Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Into the DNA of Public Universities
    • Historically Underserved Students: What We Know, What We Still Need to Know
    • Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Academic Success and Retention Programs for Underrepresented Minority Students
    • Leveraging New Media as Social Capital for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Officers
    • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Five Ways Leaders Can Work Towards Truth and Reconciliation
    • Presidents, CEOs and Executives: Avoid the Performative Trap and Be Truly Inclusive Leaders
    • Denise O’Neil Green Named Among the 100 Inspirational D&I Leaders for 2021
    • Ditching “Diversity”: Why It’s Time to Replace Diversity with Belonging in Equity and Inclusion Work
    • A New Normal: Resetting the EDI Space in 2021 and Beyond
    • 5 Tips for the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) During Challenging Times
    • Why Chief Diversity Officers (CDO) Need to Step Their Game Up
    • Selma, The Book of Negroes, and Telling Our Story
    • How Obamacare Helped Me Have a Happy Mother’s Day
    • Cultural Diversity Is Good for Business – Continuing the Conversation (Part II): Strategies for Success
    • What Is a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)?
    • Category: Diversity and Inclusion Featured Topics
  • Category: Diversity News
  • Category: EDI Tech Corner Series
  • Category: Education
  • Category: Equity
    • Build It and They Will Come? Exploring the Importance of Equity over Equality for Black Employees
    • Category: Equity Featured
      • Déjà Vu at the 50th Anniversary March on Washington
      • NYPD Stop and Frisk Policy Violates Constitutional Rights of Blacks and Hispanics
      • SCOTUS DOMA Decision Connected to Toronto PRIDE
  • Category: Equity News
    • Affirmative Action, Affirming Access, and Coates’ Case for Reparations – Part 1
    • Mosaic or Melting Pot – Which is Better?
    • Intercultural Dialogue Institute Forum Black History Month 2014 Luncheon: Examining Canadian and U.S. Diversity in Postsecondary Education: Which is More Inclusive?
    • Chief Diversity Officers and Dr. Martin Luther King Day: Giving Voice to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
    • Category: Equity News Featured Topics
  • Category: Featured
  • Category: ICYMI Institutional Diversity Spotlight
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Trans Inclusion 101: Tips For Event Organizers, Workshop Facilitators and Class Instructors
    • ICYMI Spotlight: White Privilege Conference (WPC) Global – Toronto Speaker: Dean Adrien K. Wing
    • ICYMI Spotlight: The Problem With Asking: “Is This Person The Best ‘Fit’ For The Job?”
    • ICYMI Soup and Substance Spotlight: Work – Life Balancing Act or Juggling Act
    • ICYMI Spotlight: 5 Ways to Tackle Incivility in the Workplace
    • ICYMI Spotlight: What Does It Mean To Be An Ally?
    • ICYMI Soup and Substance Spotlight: Advancing the Connections Between Social Innovation and Social Justice
    • ICYMI Spotlight: How To Have Difficult Conversations In The Workplace
    • ICYMI Spotlight: White Privilege Conference (WPC) Global – Toronto Speaker: Dr. Rinaldo Walcott
    • ICYMI Soup and Substance Spotlight: The EDI of Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Denise O’Neil Green and Dr. Su-Ting Teo
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Putting People First: Aboriginal Inclusion
    • ICYMI Soup and Substance Spotlight: Being Aboriginal at Ryerson – Part 2
    • ICYMI Spotlight: What, Why, How: Making Your Event Accessible
    • ICYMI Soup and Substance Spotlight: Canadians too polite? Engaging the topic of race and racism
    • ICYMI Spotlight: White Privilege Conference (WPC) Global – Toronto Speaker: Dr. Shirley Cheechoo
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Listen for the voices from the margins
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Women Academics Are Still Outnumbered at the Higher Ranks
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Employee spotlight: Workplace Wellbeing Services
    • ICYMI Spotlight: Community networks at Ryerson: What, why, and how you can join one
    • Canada Versus the U.S.: The Varying Role of Diversity and CDOs Across Borders
  • Category: Inclusion
    • Category: Inclusion Featured
  • Category: Inclusion Topics
  • Category: Institutional Diversity
    • Category: Institutional Diversity Featured
  • Category: Institutional Diversity Topics and Events
    • Ryerson University International Women’s Day 2014: Women in Politics, Leadership & Governance
    • Category: Institutional Diversity Featured Topics and Events
  • Category: Recent News
  • Category: Ryerson University
    • Represent. at Ryerson – International Women’s Day 2013
  • Category: Soup and Substance
  • Category: What is Diversity

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Leveraging New Media as Social Capital for Diversity Officers: How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Professionals Can Use Social Media to Foster Equality (Chapter 6: Pages 113-141)

By Kindra Cotton, Denise O’Neil Green,
Sarah Alice Beckman, Ali Hussain,
Angelo Robb, and Matthew D. Green
 



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