#diversity-and-inclusion

#diversity-and-inclusion

Look, I am a realist and we can't sugarcoat what has been a period of severe challenge for Harvard and for higher education. Our approach to the situation under President Garber's leadership and as a Corporation has been to ground ourselves in Harvard's values. That has led us to do three things simultaneously, and they aren't mutually exclusive. First, we've articulated and regrounded ourselves in our core research and teaching mission.

For 19 years, New York Comic Con (NYCC) has been the East Coast's most celebrated gala of geekdom. In 2024, the convention welcomed more than 200,000 attendees. In 2025, that number swelled by 50,000, making it the, or one of the, most highly attended conventions in the U.S. From novice nerds to masters, every October, the Javits Center teems with enthusiasts attending author, actor and production company panels, autograph signings and fandom meetups.

On Friday, Pochin, who is Reform UK's MP for Runcorn and Helsby, complained that every advert seemed to feature black and Asian people, as she responded to a viewer on TalkTV who had complained about the demographics of advertising. Pochin said the viewer was absolutely right, adding it doesn't reflect our society and I feel that your average white person, average white family is not represented any more, blaming the woke liberati in the arty-farty world.

A longtime Los Angeles Fire Department leader who is currently the head of the agency's Valley operations will become the department's new chief, Mayor Karen Bass confirmed Friday. Jaime Moore, currently a deputy chief, will take the reins after a lengthy, nationwide search during which the mayor interviewed fire chiefs of other major cities. Bass also visited firehouses, hearing from firefighters on what they were looking for in a chief.

It's been 25 years at ABT, and I think it's time,

It's empowered the organization to now be more self-sufficient like so many other organizations are doing,

I love this celebration, because I have a lot of memories from India going to these kinds of events,

Events included a "sacred and private" keynote fireside conversation in the main DGA theater with the sage Gina Prince-Bythewood (on the 25th anniversary of and Derek Cianfrance's Love and Basketball) led by creator Lena Waithe; post-happy hour screenings of Clint Bentley's Train Dreams Roofman; two presentations by sponsors IMDb Pro and ShotDeck in the small hall; a number of timely panels; and two Industry Connect sessions where attending emerging filmmakers signed up for 12-minute one-on-one meetings with an array of more than 30 industry professionals.

For too long, we've promoted too many uniform leaders for the wrong reasons based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts, said Hegseth, who fired Gen CQ Brown, an African American, as chair of the joint chiefs of staff in February, and has dispensed with the services of several high-ranking female personnel. Hegseth boasted of remov[ing] the social justice, politically correct and toxic ideological garbage that had infected our department.

A new report published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), and compiled with We's social impact team, ' Engaging with Gen Z: Cultivating a Diverse Talent Pipeline,' pulls back the curtain on how today's youth think about work. In a nutshell? It's emotional, intuitive, and on their own terms. They're not rejecting employers - they're overlooking them.

Artists in Britain have customised St George's flags with messages celebrating diversity, in response to a campaign in which national banners have been flown from lamp-posts, outside homes and painted on roundabouts. While for many, flying the flag is a genuine expression of national pride, some flags have been graffitied on businesses and places of worship belonging to minority ethnic Britons, in some cases with slurs, after the launch of the operation raise the colours.

ReedPop has confirmed the return of the scheme ahead of MCM Comic Con, which runs at ExCeL London from 24-26 October. Now in its second year, the scholarship is designed to break down barriers that often prevent talented people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds from getting their start. For many aspiring creatives, cost is one of the biggest hurdles to building a career.

In 2021, Sanaa Shaikh was burned out. As a South Asian woman working in an overwhelmingly white and male profession, she had spent years experiencing her fair share of discrimination and microaggressions-while at the same time being tasked with designing housing developments for underserved communities where she routinely felt like her ideas and perspective were dismissed. She was ready to move on.

Women's Super League players will resume taking the knee this season after England's Lionesses abruptly stopped performing the symbolic gesture at last month's European Championship. England's players announced they would no longer be taking the knee before their semi-final against Italy because of the racist abuse aimed at Jess Carter during the tournament. The 27-year-old defender was targeted online by several individuals, with the first of what is expected to be several arrests in the case made on Thursday.

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd and the growing Black Lives Matter movement put a spotlight on diversity and equity issues-including in the business world. Suddenly investors were clamoring to support Black entrepreneurs, a way of course correcting a history of underinvestment and unfair barriers. In the year after Floyd's murder, a given investor was 36% more likely to invest in a Black-founded startup, and the overall share of venture capital dollars going to Black entrepreneurs grew by 43%.

Gap unveiled a new marketing collaboration starring Katseye, a girl group composed of members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States, last week, including a 90-second video of the group dancing to "Milkshake" by Kelis clad in Gap denim. The group's diverse background, and Gap's statement the ad highlights "cultural diversity" and "individuality," have prompted some comparisons online to Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle ad, which was championed by conservatives after some criticized it for appearing to promote eugenics.

In 2025, almost 300,000 Black women exited the labor force, indicating a strategic failure with long-term consequences for workforce equity and economic stability.

Professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom as their in-class instruction constitutes government speech, according to federal judge R. David Proctor.

Target has experienced a year-over-year decline in foot traffic for six consecutive months, with July reporting a 3.8% drop according to Placer.ai.

The Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will not hire law firms with any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies.

The University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors required each campus to develop a subcommittee to evaluate compliance with the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion policy, mandating neutrality from administrators on political and social issues.

"I can assure you that George Mason has always operated with a commitment to equality under the law, ever since our inception."

One-third of Jewish employees feel unsafe being openly Jewish at work, especially in tech and nonprofits. This trend reflects a concerning rise in antisemitism among various sectors.

Schools and organizations serving undocumented students are increasingly conducting their activities underground to avoid being targeted by the Trump administration. They fear federal audits and funding cuts.

Munroe Bergdorf became the first trans model on the cover of UK Cosmopolitan in 2022, further establishing her presence in the fashion industry and beyond.

"Young, a 1985 Reagan appointee, said at the hearing that he has 'never seen government racial discrimination like this' in his 40-year career, calling the funding cuts 'arbitrary and capricious, and unlawful' in his ruling."},{

Companies with more women on their boards tend to have fewer workplace safety incidents-especially when these women hold positions of power within the board.

This year’s Best Workplaces list exemplifies organizations that have successfully created a supportive and engaging environment, prioritizing employee welfare even during turbulent times.