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Diversity & Inclusion
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10 Things I Know About ... Building community amid racial unrest
Updated: November 23, 202010) 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.
Updated: November 23, 2020
UMass Medical School hires diversity and inclusion head
November 13, 2020UMass Medical School has hired a new vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, the Worcester school announced Friday.
November 13, 2020
Worcester names new chief diversity officer
November 10, 2020The City of Worcester has named Stephanie Williams as its new chief diversity officer, the city announced on Tuesday.
November 10, 2020
Registration open for WBJ’s Thursday panel on diversity
November 10, 2020WBJ 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.
November 10, 2020
Walker: Be inclusive when communicating on the job
November 4, 2020Discussions 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
November 4, 2020
WPI drops $70 undergraduate application fee
October 13, 2020Prospective undergraduate students interested in attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute will no longer have to pay an application fee, the college announced on Monday.
October 13, 2020
As shown at Clark University, a summer of steps toward racial equity are just part of a larger discussion
Updated: October 12, 2020More 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
Updated: October 12, 2020
Mass. organizations push for salary transparency to narrow racial and gender pay gaps
Updated: October 12, 2020For 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,
Updated: October 12, 2020
WBJ Podcast: Slavery & the Central Mass. economy
October 6, 2020Former 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.
October 6, 2020
Diversity — and diversity data — elusive for cities and towns
October 6, 2020A few months ago, amid nationwide protests around racial injustice and police brutality, Lowell residents came to the City Council with a complaint: The makeup of City Hall did not represent the makeup of the diverse Mill City, they said.
October 6, 2020
Hologic partnership to feature Mary J. Blige, target breast cancer screening for Black women
October 5, 2020Marlborough medical technology company Hologic will partner with the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Black Women’s Health Imperative on a multi-year project aimed at reducing breast cancer screening disparities for Black women.
October 5, 2020
Leominster Credit Union names first female CEO
September 30, 2020Leominster Credit Union said Wednesday its president and CEO will retire at the end of November and be replaced by its chief operating officer, its first female to hold the top position.
September 30, 2020
A third of Black, Latino buyers in Worcester moving to unstable neighborhoods
September 28, 2020One third of Black and Latino homebuyers moving to Worcester are buying in what a Boston research nonprofit calls unstable neighborhoods.
September 28, 2020
Executive Q&A: Barbara Fields asks Linda Cavaioli about boardroom equity
Updated: September 28, 2020Cavaioli and Fields discussed the issues impacting the community, as well as the GWCF’s establishment of the Worcester Together Fund to help organizations survive the coronavirus.
Updated: September 28, 2020
Slavery’s lasting legacy on the Central Mass. economy
Updated: September 28, 2020The modern Massachusetts economy has been growing for 400 years, since settlers first landed in Plymouth in 1620. And for 245 of those 400 years – more than 60% – the Massachusetts economy was tied to the legal institution of slavery.
Updated: September 28, 2020
Mechanics Hall will add first Black American portraits to Great Hall
September 25, 2020Worcester County Mechanics Association, which owns and operates the historic venue Mechanics Hall, announced on Tuesday it would add portraits of Frederick Douglass and William Brown to its Great Hall gallery, marking the first time that Black
September 25, 2020
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