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George Mason hires chief diversity officer
Sharnnia Artis is assistant dean for access and inclusion for two UC Irvine schools
Sharnnia Artis will be George Mason University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, beginning Sept. 1. Artis currently serves as the assistant dean for access
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Guidehouse hires chief culture, inclusion and diversity officer
Dominica Groom Williams previously led inclusion, engagement efforts for Freddie Mac
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Guidehouse, a Fairfax County-based global consulting firm, has hired Dominica Groom Williams as the company’s head chief culture, inclusion and diversity officer. Groom Williams, who has more than a decade
Boeing makes record $50M gift to Va. Tech Innovation Campus
Donation will boost diversity, increase pathways for underserved K-12 students
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Aerospace and defense contractor Boeing made a record $50 million, multiyear commitment to foster diversity at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus under development in Alexandria, Virginia Tech announced Tuesday. The
UVA Health hires chief diversity & community engagement officers
Dr. Tracy Downs comes from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Charlottesville-based UVA Health has named Dr. Tracy M. Downs as the health system’s inaugural chief diversity & community engagement officer, effective July 1. A urologist who specializes in the surgical
VMI alums and cadets report racial slurs used on ‘regular basis’
Preliminary report sent to State Council of Higher Education for Va.
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In an interim report, investigators looking into reported racist incidents at Virginia Military Institute say some alumni and current cadets have reported hearing racial slurs “on a regular basis” at
Carilion Clinic to form diversity, equity, inclusion office
Nathaniel L. Bishop to serve as chief officer
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Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic announced Monday it will establish an Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and has named Nathaniel L. Bishop, the former Jefferson College of Health Sciences president, to
Why the Richmond Fed has zero Black Ph.D. economists
Bank working to improve talent pipeline, mentorship opportunities
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is one of only five Fed banks that employs zero Black Ph.D. economists, according to a New York Times report this week. Of the
Changing course
Business schools take active role in fostering equity and diversity
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For the first time, James Madison University’s College of Business offered spring 2020 students in its MBA program an elective course focused specifically on diversity. By the end of the