DEI Digest - September 6-10, 2021: The "Great Reassessment," Combating Misinformation in Representative Clinical Trials, and Skepticism of PBS' Diversity Initiatives
DEI Digest - September 6-10, 2021: The "Great Reassessment," Combating Misinformation in Representative Clinical Trials, and Skepticism of PBS' Diversity Initiatives
Read more in this week's digest about the lack of diversity on corporate boards at enterprises supported by private equity firms, skepticism towards PBS' diversity initiatives, and more.
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 19 - 23
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 19 - 23
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
Leah Thomas AKA Green Girl Leah, is on a Mission to Raise Awareness About Environmental Injustice
Attorneys at Chauvin Trial in Floyd Death Make Final Pitch
National Poetry Month 2021: 7 Asian Poets Whose Words Are an Act of Resistance
Podcaster Chronicles Racism, 'Resistance' And The Fight For Black Lives
Pfizer vaccines now available without appointment at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 12 - 16
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 12 - 16
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
5 things you should know about Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting
National Poetry Month 2021: 5 Latinx Poets Who Build Community Through Art
Another Black man has died at the hands of police': Outrage builds over shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota traffic stop
Beyond Policies And Practices: For DEI Success, Focus On People
Disability EmpowHer Network's Pen Pal Program Is Reminding Disabled Girls of Their Power
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 5 - 9
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of April 5 - 9
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
Diversity Abroad: Leading Study Abroad as an African-American Faculty Member
World Autism Awareness Day - April 2
NCAA Women's Final: Stanford Wins Championship With Victory Over Arizona
The Easter Parade That Could Not Be Stopped
The Origins and Practices of Holidays: Buddha’s Birthday - April 8
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of March 29 - April 2
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of March 29 - April 2
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
Trans Week at GSU 2021 Events Page
Key Players in Trial of Ex- Officer Charged in Floyd's Death
Opening Arguments Underway in Derek Chauvin’s Trial
Michelle Obama Honor Stacey Abrams with NAACP Social Justice Impact Award
'Is this Patriot Enough?': Asian-American Veteran Shows Battle Scars
Beyond Bostock: A Discussion on Health, Religion and LGBTQ Discrimination
Beyond Bostock: A Discussion on Health, Religion and LGBTQ Discrimination
This June, a landmark decision came down in the U.S. Supreme Court for LGBTQ rights. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., the Court ruled that employers cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. But the following month, the Court also issued a decision in favor of religious objectors to anti-discrimination protections. Georgia State Law’s Center for Law, Health & Society hosted a virtual panel discussion to dive into these important cases.
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Sept. 14-18
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Sept. 14-18
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
GSU Faculty Spotlight: Why Defunding Police, Upping Social Budgets Alone Won't Work
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies faculty members Dr. Thaddeus Johnson and Dr. Natasha Johnson urge Americans to reconceptualize the role of policing and provide recommendations for police reform in this opinion piece for USA Today.
Emmy Nominated Billy Porter on Being a Black Queer Man
In this interview, award winning actor Billy Porter recounts challenges and triumphs within his career as a gay Black male actor and changed attitudes toward LGBTQIA representation within Hollywood.
7 Tips for Troops Transitioning to Civilian World from a Former Navy Officer and Career Coach
Career coach and former Navy officer, Tim Wolfe, offers key preparation tips to military personnel either in the process of transitioning to civilian life or soon looking forward to that life change.
LEAD1 Association Working Group to Examine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issues
The LEAD1 Association appointed a working group to examine issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in college sports. Amongst working group members is GSU's Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator and Chief Diversity Officer, Kelcey Roegiers.
Race and Identity at the Forefront of Entries for NPRs Student Podcast Challenge
Adults often find it really hard to talk about race. But kids? Maybe not so much. NPR received more than 2,000 entries in this year's Student Podcast Challenge, and heard from young people all over the country about how they're thinking about race and identity in these trying times.
Honoring the "Ground Crew" - Livestream Recording Available of the Inaugural Groundbreaker Lecture
Honoring the "Ground Crew" - Livestream Recording Available of the Inaugural Groundbreaker Lecture
A recording of the livestream from the Provost's Office Inaugural Groundbreaker Lecture, honoring three women who sued to desegregate Georgia State University in the late 1950s is now available. The event was held Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in the State Ballroom at Student Center East.
The event honored Myra Payne Elliott, Barbara Pace Hunt, and Iris Mae Welch, and featured Dr. Maurice C. Daniels, dean emeritus and professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, whose book "Ground Crew: The Fight to End Segregation at Georgia State" as the lecture's speaker. Ms. Elliott, her family, and the family of the late Ms. Hunt received special recognition by the university and the Georgia House of Representatives.
Click the link to learn more and to view the livestream recording.