Tag: Inclusion
Why Diversity Matters
Diversity widens viewpoints and takes different ideas and perspectives into account. This can translate into creating richer solutions, obtaining better results and maximizing productivity, innovation...
Big East Conference names Driscoll 2022 John Thompson Jr. Award winner
ROBERT G. DRISCOLL JR., former Providence College vice president and director of athletics, was recently named by the Big East Conference as the 2022...
Five Questions With: Talia Brookshire
Talia Brookshire, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s first-ever chief diversity officer, joined the organization in March.
Brookshire, who was offered the position after a...
Five Questions With: Silas Pinto
Silas Pinto | Director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the city of Providence
1. Diversity can mean different things to different people. How would...
R.I. Foundation awards 3 nonprofits for collaboration, inclusion
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced May 2 that it honored three local nonprofits with the foundation’s annual Best Practice Awards.
The Norman Bird...
Ray named diversity director at CCRI
ANDREA RAY, a former senior human resources business partner for CVS Health Corp.’s MinuteClinic division, was recently named the Community College of Rhode Island’s...
Being diverse?
Does your company offer any diversity and inclusion programs to your employees?
Yes: 40%
No: 40%
No, but our company is currently developing diversity and inclusion programming:...
MISSION FOCUSED: Salve’s first lay president is determined to uphold school’s...
(Editor's note: This is the third installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
When Kelli J....
Diversity and Inclusion in Your Not-for-Profit Board
The events of the past fourteen months have underscored how critical a role diversity and inclusion play in all areas of our lives. As...
Five Questions With: Jenny Bautista
Late last year, Jenny Bautista was named diversity, equity and inclusion manager at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. She came to...