Le Monte Booker will be the institution’s third leader in four years. The previous president and chief executive left last year after just over a year on the job.
Category: Diversity Initiatives
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Don’t Say ‘Elite’: Corporate Firms’ New Pitch Is Meritocracy
McKinsey, Accenture and other big firms want to recruit with a wider net, focusing more on skills than on pedigree. It may be easier said than done.
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Cartier Is Rewarding Those Who Help Others
The brand’s entrepreneurship program aims to expand opportunities for business owners creating “solutions for change.”
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AI Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students
A new program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and U.C.L.A., helps prepare lower-income, Latina and Black female computing majors for artificial intelligence careers.
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NPR in Turmoil After It Is Accused of Liberal Bias
An essay from an editor at the broadcaster has generated a firestorm of criticism about the network on social media, especially among conservatives.
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Virgil Abloh’s Legacy Reaches a New Stage
Shannon Abloh and the Fashion Scholarship Fund unveil a new plan.
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Study Tracking Women’s Music Credits Has a Surprise: Good News
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s latest report finds that women’s involvement in the biggest hits of 2023 was greatly improved over previous years.
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Facing Backlash, Some Corporate Leaders Go ‘Under the Radar’ With D.E.I.
New hurdles and opposition to diversity programs have pushed some business leaders to approach their D.E.I. initiatives “in a less in your face way,” while others are doubling down.
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Crying at Work and Other Experiments in Emotion
A member of a laboratory team wants her colleagues to share their feelings on the job.
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In the N.F.L. and at Big Companies, Diversity Playbooks Face Hurdles
The league’s successes and struggles are playing out in hundreds of companies that have emulated its Rooney Rule in trying to hire more people from underrepresented groups.