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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...
National Diversity Council Partners with Leading Global Recruitment Firm on Executive Leadership Search
LHH Recruitment Solutions and the National Diversity Council Board to Lead Search for New CEO and CFO Houston, TX – Over the course of two decades, the National Diversity Council (NDC) has advocated for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in workplaces and...
National Diversity Council Board of Directors Announces Nationwide Leadership Search
Houston, TX – Over the course of two decades, the National Diversity Council (NDC) has advocated for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in workplaces and communities, developing current and innovative programs and initiatives that organizations can follow. As the...
Q1 ILDC Board Spotlight- Lorri Newson Chief Financial Officer, Pace
Lorri Newson currently serves a dual role as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Pace. In these capacities, Lorri leads agency efforts to create a more inclusive ecosystem, executing on both internal DEI efforts and external...
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...
2022 Q4 Review
As we reemerged as an organization with a stronger commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we brought together DEI champions, thought leaders and executives to spearhead conversations about inclusion in workplaces and communities. As we transitioned from...
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...
2022 Q3 Review
Welcome to the third edition of the National Diversity Council newsletter for 2022. Over the course of the third quarter, the National Diversity Council (NDC) hosted the National Healthcare DEI Conference, the National Black Men in Leadership Summit, the National...
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...
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