The Pennsylvania State Capitol Building
Andriy Blokhin
Over the past few months, City & State has made tremendous progress toward relaunching our Pennsylvania platform. We have a full team on board, our website has been relaunched, and our editors have been hard at work selecting and ranking the Pennsylvania Power 100 List (publishing June 14). Fresh, original content is being posted several times each day, and our First Read subscriber base is growing quickly.
Perhaps the most exciting development is the creation of our launch event, the PA Power 100, which debuts on June 17. In addition to opening remarks from Governor Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney, we will host a Sheetz vs. Wawa “debate” between Lt. Governor John Fetterman and Congressman Brendan Boyle – something you won’t want to miss!
Associate vice provost for diversity and inclusion announces retirement Carolyn E. Johnson
Carolyn E. Johnson, associate vice provost for diversity and inclusion, has announced that she will retire from Purdue on June 30. Throughout her career, Johnson has been a steadfast and engaged advocate on a wide range of diversity issues and has often lent her expertise and guidance to equity and inclusion projects across the University and around the globe. In retirement, she will continue to stay engaged with Purdue as associate vice provost for diversity and inclusion emerita. A celebration of Johnson’s 35-year career with Purdue will occur at a later date.
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University Announces Five-Year Diversity Plan at Summit
January 28, 2021
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During the 2021 Diversity Summit, the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement unveiled the University of Mississippi’s new Pathways to Equity plan, which aims to creating a more diverse and equitable learning and working environment.
University of Mississippi officials shared the institutional commitment to strengthening a diverse and equitable learning and working environment Friday (Jan. 22) with the official launch of the university’s new Pathways to Equity strategic plan.
The plan was presented as a part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s second Diversity Summit, which also featured a keynote from Gregory J. Vincent, professor and executive director of the Education and Civil Rights Initiative at the University of Kentucky, as well as a panel discussion between Vincent and UM diversity leaders.