Betancur to lead Latino Policy Institute at RWU
PROVIDENCE -Marcela Betancur has been named director of the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University, the school announced Wednesday.Betancur succeeds Gabriela Domenzain who left the...
Diversity, inclusion a business imperative that yields results
As human capital becomes the most important asset an enterprise can deploy, it makes sense to find ways to maximize its effectiveness.That is the...
R.I. behind on funding post-employment benefits, but better than rest of...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s “other post-employment benefit liabilities,” which typically consist of retiree health plans, are only 16.5 percent funded, still the highest in...
Diversity & Inclusion Awards Program 2018
Cheryl Burrell, the Overall Diversity Champion in this, PBN’s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Awards Program, says it best: “No longer should we waste time...
BCBSRI employee groups inform diversity approach
HEALTH CARE Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode IslandWith Kim Keck, its first female president and CEO, chosen to lead two years ago,...
Amica weaves diversity into corporate culture
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Diversity efforts at Amica Mutual Insurance Co. are long-term, multifaceted and evident in every level of the company.
But the...
Knocking loud for opportunity
GOVERNMENT RI. judiciaryYoung people from backgrounds typically underrepresented in judicial and law careers are getting an early introduction to the possibilities of work in...
Social Enterprise Greenhouse channels diversity into public good incubation
NONPROFIT/SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY Social Enterprise GreenhouseSocial Enterprise Greenhouse’s mission is to grow and support social enterprises – such as the Capital Good Fund, a...
Burrell champions diversity in R.I. government over 25 years
OVERALL DIVERSITY CHAMPIONCheryl Burrell has spent a quarter-century increasing diversity in state government, starting as director of personnel for then-Attorney General Jeffrey Pine in...
Nurses’ Institute Middle College shapes, trains nursing workforce
EDUCATION Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle CollegeThe Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College charter high school, founded in 2011 to prepare a diverse group...
