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Belong offers a suite of professional development resources for faculty and staff to support student belonging in the classroom and campus wide.  

The Rochester Business Journal started hosting the annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit in 2019 to educate business leaders on the importance of adopting diverse practices and creating a diverse company culture. This year’s event, held March 15, drew more ...

Efforts focused on DEI initiatives in the workplace can bring about a range of positive changes.

Nikisha Ridgeway believes some of the best allies she has encountered have disrupted the oppression she has faced in her career, even when she was unaware it was happening to her.

According to the newly released survey, 84 percent of women feel apprehensive about staying on track with their financial goals due to the current economic environment.  

David C. Scott has been appointed Monroe County's chief diversity officer and director of the department of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Regional transit authorities provide a variety of critical services, including buses, bikeshares and paratransit. The legislation gives a voice to riders who permanently rely on the services, and is meant to improve governance within each organization.

MWBE is a federal program administered by state and local governments to help minority and women business owners overcome racial and structural barriers to securing government contracts for goods and services.

Jacques Berlinblau, authors of the book “Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue,” will be the featured speakers at the Nazareth College program.

Monroe Community College has been named as one of 10 community colleges selected for Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success and Equity Network.  

Nearly seven years after launching LáLew Public Relations, Jessica Lewis is well established in the field and striving to make a difference for her clients and in the community.

Mental health experts, faith leaders, parents, community leaders and stakeholders are among the participants in free educational sessions presented this month as part of the We Are Each Other’s Medicine series.   Topic addressed at the sessions – most of ...

It will feature Montez King, executive director of the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, the nationally recognized organization responsible for developing national standards and competency-based credentials in manufacturing trades.

The AMPS up grant will give Nazareth social work and art therapy students first-hand experiences working in a Greece school, supporting school-age students and families who are dealing with mental health issues.  

A group of first-year Rochester Institute of Technology students have been selected to become the university’s first Disability Leadership Scholars to advocate and educate about disabilities.  The Disability Leadership Scholars program was launched with support from Microsoft to celebrate and ...