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The National Diversity Council Launches Its You Belong Here Campaign for Giving Tuesday
United States - On Giving Tuesday, The National Diversity Council (NDC) is focusing on being a catalyst for change by driving forward initiatives that promote diversity, ensure equity and foster inclusion. Giving Tuesday promotes generosity locally and within...
National Diversity Council issues a statement in response to the rising hatred in the U.S.
The rising tide of racism and xenophobia in the U.S. as a result of the Israel-Gaza conflict is having a profound effect on individuals and communities in our nation. There have been, and continue to be, countless acts of hatred, violence, and doxxing directed at...
National Diversity Council has released the following statement calling for unity and peace in response to the hate crime in Chicago
In response to the death, in suburban Chicago, of a 6 year old Palestinian American boy, Wadea Al Fayoume, and serious injuries to his mother, as a result of a stabbing motivated by hate for Muslims and the fighting in Israel and Gaza, the National Diversity Council...
National Diversity Council issues the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action
The National Diversity Council (NDC) issues the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action: As an organization committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the National Diversity Council (NDC) urges...
National Diversity Council Announces New Chief Financial Officer
The National Diversity Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dawn Hooper as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As the leading organization dedicated to promoting diversity, equity and inclu sion (DEI) in the workplace, the National Diversity Council is...
Ending Affirmative Action: A Canary in the Coal Mine for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
As a Muslim immigrant woman advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), I am appalled by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions. My family raised me to believe that education was a way to advance and write my own future. I ended...
National Diversity Council issues the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action
The National Diversity Council (NDC) issues the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action: As an organization committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the National Diversity Council (NDC) urges...
National Diversity Council and Florida Diversity Council Issue Statements on Anti-DEI Efforts
The National Diversity Council and Florida Diversity Council have issued statements concerning the anti-DEI efforts and higher education programs being cut in Florida and Texas, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending decision on Affirmative Action. National...
National Diversity Council Addresses the U.S. Supreme Court’s Pending Decision on Affirmative Action
June 26, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Houston, TX –The National Diversity Council (NDC) provides the following statement in anticipation of the pending U.S. Supreme Court decision that may impact affirmative action in admissions for higher education institutions...
National Diversity Council Announces New CEO
The National Diversity Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Anika Rahman as its new CEO. As the leading organization dedicated to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, the National Diversity Council is committed to...
After Affirmative Action: A Guide to Designing Sustainable DEI Programs
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Navigating DEI Backlash: Organizational and Employee-Centered Strategies
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Implications of Recent Legislation on DEI
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Cultivating an Interior Framework for ARCDEI Leadership Work
“Your job is to make me look good. My job is to make you look good” ~ Kenneth J. Sperl Ken Sperl uttered those words to me when I was a baby lawyer. On second thought I was a clerk, a lawyer in training, when I received that nugget of wisdom. I call it a nugget of...
Experiencing Imposter Syndrome?
By Erick Garcia MHA, CDP, and Monica Ibarra MSEd, CDP We all think differently even when we look at the same thing. Our identity contributes to our schemas and representations which technically are correct. However, those differences bubble up uncertainties within us....
Oppressed become Oppressors
By Erick Garcia MHA, CDP, and Monica Ibarra MSEd, CDP “With lateral violence, the oppressed become the oppressors. We’ve internalized the pain [and trauma] of colonization and our oppression, and we’ve taken it into our communities. ”- Allen Benson, CEO of Native...
Anyone for a No Female Left Behind (NFLB) Policy?
During the late 18th and early 19th century, women were discouraged from working. Young girls were groomed to get married and find a suitable man to marry and carry on their lineage. When Charlotte Bronte sent a selection of her work to Robert Southey, a renowned...
Imposter Syndrome: Phenomenon or Systemic Discrimination?
Imposter syndrome is a buzzword floating around. I personally do not recognize it. When I think about the natural human response to a new challenge, am I an imposter or is my experience the result of systemic discrimination? The term, originally described as the...
The Tech Industry and Imposter Syndrome: Three Ways to Get Out of Your Own Head
The tech industry is booming with no signs of slowing up. But even though tech is skyrocketing towards becoming a trillion-dollar industry, imposter syndrome is keeping many talented Black women from stepping foot into the dollar-filled - or Bitcoin-filled - field....
A Conversation of Colorism in the Latino Community
Sitting on a panel regarding colorism to a standing-room-only crowd of Latinos should be an anxious moment to hold space as colorism is a topic we keep as an unspoken truth passed through and by generations. The conversation part of a panel with others is the easy...
Preventing Cultural Hegemony During Hispanic Heritage Month
When Hispanic Heritage Month was established, it was with the idea of recognizing the contributions of Hispanic-Americans (as our community was known) to the United States. Since the term “Hispanic” was a government construct to group a very diverse group of people,...
The Evolution and Role of Race Among Hispanics
I had the honor of speaking on a couple of panels at the September “National Latino Leadership Conference. My topics had at least one major theme in common: The great diversity within the US Latino population. This fact, of course, is one of the attributes that makes...
Board Spotlight: Brandon Jones
Brandon Jones, CDP is Manager for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at Comcast where he has worked for close to 16 years. Brandon started his journey with Comcast as a Communications Technician in the city of Chicago where his career would continue to grow...
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