Tag: diversity
PBN summit panel: Even AI has biases that can hamper diversity
Artificial intelligence is being used in almost every aspect of business, and human resources is no exception.
But while AI increases efficiency in sorting through...
SETTING A NEW COURSE: 5-year action plan to determine how R.I....
When David N. Cicilline became the Rhode Island Foundation’s new chief executive and president in May 2023, he and the rest of the nonprofit’s...
PBN summit: Diversity, equity and inclusion in workplaces may face big...
WARWICK – Proponents of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the private sector fear a simmering pushback to their work could be accelerating, putting...
How DEI rollbacks at colleges set back learning
Just four years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, almost every college and university in the U.S. had at least one diversity, equity...
Five Questions With: Kevin Matta
Kevin Matta is the senior director of people and culture for United Way of Rhode Island Inc. and the president of the Rhode Island-based...
Meet Amgen Women Leaders in Science
We invite you to join us for an enlightening forum featuring Alli Ferguson and Satpal Kundra, two distinguished women leaders at Amgen. In this...
PBN earns 5 RIPA awards, including top honors for community outreach
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Providence Business News earned five awards, including two first-place honors, at the annual Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards Banquet on...
Membership on corporate boards is changing, but is it enough?
Through the decades, corporate boards have been mostly white and mostly male.
That started changing in the early 1970s. Fueled by the historic gains of...
Spreading DEI should be team effort
Bringing significant change to the workplace is always challenging, especially when it involves employee attitudes and thinking.
So, despite the many gains companies report in...
Embracing Diversity Expands Perspectives
Embracing diversity expands perspectives by incorporating a variety of ideas and viewpoints. This fosters the development of more robust solutions, yields superior outcomes and...