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enCourage Kids Foundation Honoring Healthcare Heroes News provided by Share this article NEW YORK, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactly one year after the cancellation of the 35 th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the enCourage Kids Foundation (EKF) and one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, EKF is celebrating its hospital partners and dedicated doctors, nurses, child life specialists, social workers and other healthcare professionals through the f...

Equality for Women Means Progress for All Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Photo: Dryad Global) A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, were all responsible for our own thoughts and actions—all day, every day. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate womens achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From challenge comes change, so lets all choose to challenge. In this guest blog,...

Vice Provost Gates aims to transform campus culture Diversity and inclusion in higher education are complex issues, and their successful advancement is often measured in small steps rather than giant leaps. The task of addressing these crucial issues at Purdue University rests with John Gates, who joined Purdue in early 2019 as the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion. He also serves as a clinical professor in the Krannert School of Management. Prior to his appointment at Purdue, Gates serv...

Meet the spring 2021 columnist class! Meet the spring 2021 columnist class! Brenda Huang / Senior Staff Illustrator Courtesy of Liam McGrane: A proud Brit, and now for three years a proud New Yorker, he spends his time between classes cartooning, reading biographies, and putting the finishing touches on his first full-length play “Premature Immaculation”. Liam studies computer science. He also serves as vice president of campus life on the General Studies Student Council. Liam hopes tha...

California Commissioner Names Morales Diversity Task Force Leader February 16, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has named Mark Morales to lead the California Department of Insurance’s Diversity Task Force, the first LGBTQ+ person named to the post. Morales replaces Sal Peinado, Jr. He will lead the first quarterly meeting of the task force on March 11. The CDI’s Insurance Diversity Initiative focuses on accelerating progress and equity ...

Throughout the meeting, panelists fielded questions revolving around truth, civility, and reconciliation.

11 February 2021 HS2 and Skills Minister pays tribute to employers and apprentices who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic Network Rail deploys innovative technology to help apprentices carry out day jobs Maritime Skills Commission is working to fill skill gaps in the sector, including seafarer cadet review and future workforce in ports research During National Apprenticeship Week 2021, High Speed 2 ( HS2) and Skills Minister Andrew Stephenson has paid tribute to the apprentices and ...

HS2 and Skills Minister pays tribute to employers and apprentices who have gone above and beyond during the pandemic Network Rail deploys innovative...

Joseph Sheppard Special to The Citizen The Auburn Enlarged City School District is a diverse district within a community rich in history and culture. Though the Auburn school district already embraces its diverse makeup, we admit there is much work that still must be done. To address this, we have recently begun to take the steps necessary to take an inward look at ourselves as a district as a whole and truly hone in on diversity, equity and inclusion within our schools. In July, th...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Teresa Peacock (Photo: Spinnaker Global) Maritime security risk management firm Dryad Global announced Tuesday it has appointed Teresa Peacock as its first non-executive director. Peacock is currently managing director at maritime staffing and recruitment firm Spinnaker Global and a member of the Maritime UK’s Diversity Taskforce, a board member of the Womens International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA UK) and a part of the All Party Parliamentary Group...