Author: w3rtadmin

20 Apr

Like any decent researcher, I started prepping for this article by gathering data to show the problem: that a lack of diversity plagues technology companies and startups in the Triangle and across the country. But the truth is, you’ve seen that data. You don’t need to see another infographic to know that there are far too few women and people of color working in startups, founding companies, and sitting in their executive suites or boardrooms—you’ve already seen what that looks like in person. Nor do you need proof of the abysmal number of female and minority venture capitalists and angel investors in the field because you’ve noticed the lack of diversity when you’ve interacted with them.
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17 Apr

University of Oklahoma alumnus Clyde E. “Trey” Moore III of Tulsa has been named Associate Director for Diversity Enrichment Programs and Coordinator of Student and Alumni Engagement in Recruitment Services. The Associate Director position was created in January by Recruitment Services to work with current students and alumni to enhance and participate in recruitment programming and strategy. The Associate Director will also oversee the Diversity Enrichment Intern Program as well as work with in-state and out-of-state recruiters on minority enrollment growth.
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16 Apr

The newly-formed Olin Diversity and Inclusion Committee will hold its first meeting Thursday in the hopes of tackling its internal issues of diversity and underrepresentation. The committee, which currently consists of 16 Olin faculty members, staff members and students, was formed in order to identify and improve the areas in which Olin is lacking in diversity. Earlier this year, a group of students approached Dean of the Olin Business School Mahendra Gupta with a list of demands in the hopes of bringing to his attention some of these issues and to shift the focus from external efforts to internal improvements. Among their demands was the establishment of a long-term committee tasked with working towards a more diverse and inclusive school.
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