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HARRISBURG â Pennsylvaniaâs public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
âI kept thinking about all the graduates who could have benefited personally and professionally from greater faculty, staff, student, and curriculum diversity,â Denise Pearson, vice-chancellor and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, told the board.
Chancellor Daniel Greenstein, who oversees the network of 14 universities known formally as the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, said in a letter to Sen. Art Haywood (D., Philadelphia) the plan will involve the creation of âprecise goals, action steps, and evaluation mea
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Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, speaks at a press conference. (Commonwealth Media Services)
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Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
Poconos restaurateurs and industry workers are eagerly awaiting a major move forward as mitigation restrictions are set to be lifted this Memorial Day.
Following the announcement that temporary capacity limits on all businesses will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. May 31, restaurant industry owners are ready to get back to work at full steam.
Trip Ruvane, co-founder and owner of Barley Creek Brewing Company in Tannersville, and president of the northeast chapter of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, said the announcement was welcome news after months of targeted regulations, quick shutdowns and large losses in the restaurant world.
“If this industry can back to a semblance of normalcy and that means people are comfortable going out, there s a lot of demand to get out of the house and get back to some sort of, you know, take a deep breath and have some fun I think that will solve a lot of the financial pressures that we’ve been under,” Ruvane said.