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18 Nov 2016

If You Voted For Trump And You’re Not A Racist, You Have A Lot Of Work To Do

By Vernā Myers. As a diversity and inclusion specialist who preaches the importance of understanding the perspectives of others, I started talking to a number of you who voted for President-elect Trump last week. Truthfully, I was humbled by Hillary Clinton’s defeat, and it kindled a curiosity in me about the nature of Trump’s supporters. Why would good people throw in with a man who ...

26 Oct 2016

10 Radical Acts Of Grace Needed To Get Through The Last Two Weeks Of The 2016 Presidential Election

No matter where you turn, the news can be maddening. This election cycle has been the source of great distress for many: name-calling, taunts about a rigged system and media bias, constant Wiki-leaking, coded and outright declarations of racist and sexist ideologies, divisive language and targeting of immigrants and religious minorities. And this unreal circus is being conducted on a ver...

13 Oct 2016

Vernā Addresses the ROI Summit in Downtown Tulsa

By Samuel Hardiman, Tulsa World. Making Tulsa’s workforce more inclusive is key to progress Speakers point to report that shows more diverse companies earn more Chatter filled the downtown Tulsa DoubleTree by Hilton ballroom for five minutes or so Wednesday afternoon. It wasn’t idle chatter. It was hundreds of people reflecting on their upbringing, heritage and what the city’s — and n...

10 Oct 2016

“Ethnically Diverse Companies Are 35% More Likely to Outperform Their Competitors”

Recruiting CEO Dixie Agostino, Tulsa World. There’s money to be made in diversity. McKinsey & Co., a global management consulting firm, shows ethnically diverse companies are 35 percent more likely to outperform their competitors. Catalyst, an organization that promotes inclusive workplaces for women, show more women on the board leads to a long-term statistical performance adv...

10 Oct 2016

Tiffin-Seneca Public Library features Vernā Myers Ted Talk

TED Talk featuring Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Tiffin-Seneca Public library Wed 18:30 – 19:30, 2016-10-19 Event description: Tiffin-Seneca Public Library is to host the next event in the TED TALK series on Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30 pm in the Frost Kalnow Room. The talk will feature “Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them.” TED Talks are...

21 Sep 2016

Law School Aims to Level Playing Field with New Orientation

By Claire E. Parker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER. Following a year of of tension and discussion related to diversity at Harvard Law School, administrators unveiled a total overhaul of first-year orientation this year to acclimate students from varying backgrounds. The revamped week-long program included sessions run by second-and third-year Law students, discussions on “Community Engageme...

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