Diversity Management, News and Updates
In a major new push to help increase diversity and inclusion in the world of STEM, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will soon be supporting academic programs at several of the nation’s leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)….
America’s largest retailer is attempting a surprising new strategy to help the company attract and retain top-level talent. Walmart (No. 22 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2021) has announced that it will now begin covering full tuition plus the cost of books for its workers…
The number of Latinx Americans over the age of 25 who have earned at least a bachelor’s degree increased by 30% over the past 15 years, according to new data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. However, despite the massive climb, that number still lags behind white, Asian American…
Gavin Grimm made national news in 2018 when he filed a lawsuit against his school to use the bathroom aligned with his gender. In a win for Grimm, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied a motion to dismiss the case. A hearing is now scheduled…
Olecia James, a Black high school graduate, has filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Mississippi against her former alma mater Cleveland Central High School. Olecia disclosed that she was denied the position of salutatorian — second to the valedictorian — in order for a white male student…
The Harvard Kennedy School announced today the creation of a graduate student fellowship in honor of the late Lisa Garcia Quiroz, a champion of a stronger Latino presence at Harvard for some 30 years. The fellowship is designed for emerging student leaders at HKS with a strong commitment to the…
Students are most interested in learning about saving, investing and credit, and the majority have more concerns about each topic at graduation than they did entering college. This according to results of U.S. Bank’s 2017 Student Financial Literacy Study, which includes quantitative survey and qualitative interview research with incoming and…
Wells Fargo & Company (No. 12 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and Scholarship America are now accepting applications for the 2017 Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship and Wells Fargo Veterans Emergency Grant Programs. Wells Fargo has committed $2 million over a four year period to fund the programs and…
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Wells Fargo & Company (No. 12 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) has committed $1 million over the next four years to Scholarship America to develop and implement a special scholarship program to help people with disabilities obtain the education or…
PRESS RELEASE Cox Enterprises (No.18 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) announced today the recipients of scholarships provided by The Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund. The Fund supports children of Cox employees and annually awards ten $10,000scholarships. The scholarship is automatically renewed for up to three additional academic…
