Jun 16, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
For Ashley Duncan, the director of inclusion and diversity and a vice president at Republic Bank, giving all employees “a vehicle to be a consistent voice at the executive table” has been a priority since joining the bank in September 2020. So when...
Jun 9, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
A lonely road to success. That’s how Douglas Craddock, Jr., clinical assistant professor and Chief of Staff, College of Education & Human Development, describes his experience as a doctoral student several years ago at a university located in Alabama. He quickly...
Jun 9, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
With five new members joining in July, the UofL Office of Alumni Relations now has its most diverse board of directors yet. The 2021 alumni board class is: Ahmed Awadallah ’11, ’12 Wilson Chan ’90 Ben Donlon ’12, ’16 DeShara Doub ’10, ’18 Goetz Kloecker ’02 “We have...
Jun 9, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
GLI’s Racial Equity Toolkit was created to help businesses who have already signed Greater Louisville’s Racial Equity Pledge and plan to utilize the GLI and EquityVested Inclusion Index to help them live up to their commitment. For each principle accompanying the...
Jun 9, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
Doctors, nurses, public health experts. Louisville women have been on the front lines, leading the charge in Louisville’s battle against COVID-19 for more than a year. Some have balanced families with protecting a city. Women lead the health department. Women lead...
Jun 2, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to widen existing health and health care disparities in the United States, the attainment of health equity looms large and is arguably our most pressing national priority to curb the pandemic. Social and economic vulnerabilities that...
Jun 2, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
To mark the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers US announced that it is increasing its lifetime maximum for transgender-related health care coverage and procedures for staff members from $25,000 to $75,000, effective July 1. “As...
May 17, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
Bellarmine University’s Rubel School of Business has partnered with a business incubator in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood to help women of color entrepreneurs succeed. Under the agreement, the Rubel School gives priority registration to its new Women of Color...
Apr 28, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced a commitment of $125 million over five years to help 25,000 Black and Latinx college students begin their careers. As part of the firm’s renewed Access Your Potential initiative, the commitment will provide...
Apr 26, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
Cancer is a disease that affects everyone, but not equally. Studies indicate that Black Americans have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the United States for most cancers. For the next year, the American Cancer Society (ACS)...
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