Diversity & Inclusion

🔒10 Things I Know About … Building community amid racial unrest

10) Black Families Together convenes hundreds of Black people in Worcester, to address racism and the inequities existing for Black people. Priorities include business ownership and access to capital.

UMass Medical School hires diversity and inclusion head

UMass Medical School has hired a new vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, the Worcester school announced Friday.

Worcester names new chief diversity officer

The City of Worcester has named Stephanie Williams as its new chief diversity officer, the city announced on Tuesday.

Registration open for WBJ’s Thursday panel on diversity

WBJ will host a web forum centered around building a better business through diversity and inclusion on Thursday, featuring speakers from sectors including nonprofits, education and banking.

Walker: Be inclusive when communicating on the job

Discussions about inclusivity have swept much of the country this year, including deep-rooted effects of racism and how people are made to feel equal and be given equal opportunities today. That includes how we communicate on the job, Bonnie Walker, Worcester Academy's director of equity and inclusion, said in an online forum hosted by the Communicators Club.

WPI drops $70 undergraduate application fee

Prospective undergraduate students interested in attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute will no longer have to pay an application fee, the college announced on Monday.

🔒As shown at Clark University, a summer of steps toward racial equity are just part of a larger discussion

More than four months have passed since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd, prompting renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement and impelling companies and communities of all kinds to release statements of solidarity.

🔒Mass. organizations push for salary transparency to narrow racial and gender pay gaps

For every $1 a man earns in Massachusetts, women earn 83 cents, according to data from the National Women’s Law Center. That disparity is even greater for women of color, with Black women in Massachusetts earning 57.7 cents compared to white men, and Latina women earning 50 cents.

WBJ Podcast: Slavery & the Central Mass. economy

Former WBJ Editorial Intern Devina Bhalla and News Editor Grant Welker discuss Bhalla's two-month deep-dive into slavery's history and legacy into the Central Massachusetts economy in this episode of the WBJ Podcast.