Diversity Management, News and Updates
Monsanto (No. 43 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) has been named a 2017 Military Friendly Employer by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. Monsanto earned the recognition based on its commitment to hire and recruit talented veterans and military spouses. Each year,…
Steam cracker II, the largest individual plant at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of 13 soccer fields. The steam cracker is also the heart of BASF’s Verbund production strategy. Copyright by BASF. BASF (No. 24 on the DiversityInc…
A University of Oklahoma student involved in messages sent from “Daddy Trump” obtained contact info from a private University of Pennsylvania Facebook group. By Sheryl Estrada Twitter The FBI is investigating hate messages University of Pennsylvania Black freshmen received via a cell phone text messaging app, GroupMe, under the group…
Following the election of Donald Trump on November 9, incidents of “hateful intimidation and harassment” have occurred in record numbers, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). As of November 14 the group has collected 437 reports just since the election. “Since Donald Trump won the election we’ve seen…
Thousands of college students at campuses across the country have protested the election of Donald Trump and his policies in recent days, and the number of walkouts and rallies is only growing. Students at universities from coast to coast, including Stanford in California, Northwestern in Chicago and George Washington in…
Despite economic uncertainty, almost two thirds (64%) of family businesses have grown over the past year, according to a new global survey of over 2800 family businesses in 50 countries by PwC (No. 5 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list). The sector has ambitious plans to grow again over…
Production on Warner Bros. Pictures’ (a division of Time Warner No. 37 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) “Ocean’s 8” is underway. The tide has turned and it’s a whole new “Ocean’s” when eight women plan and execute a heist in New York. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock stars in…
With less than two months left in the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama still cannot escape hateful racist rhetoric. Two state leaders have come under fire after one called the first lady an “Ape in heels” and the other agreed. Pamela Taylor formerly served as the director at the…
Steve Howe, EY’s U.S. Chairman and Americas Managing Partner,last week shared his thoughts on the election with thefirm’s60,000 U.S. employees, including holdinga private webcast at 9 a.m. themorning after the election. The U.S. elections process has come to a dramatic conclusion. We all anticipated a historic Presidential election, and indeed…
With a change in administration, it’s uncertain if criminal justice reform will continue. By Sheryl Estrada President Barack Obama, the first president to visit a federal prison and discuss criminal justice reform, created a clemency initiative to cut short long mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders imposed during the “war…
