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EVENTS AND UPDATES
SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action – A Message from our CEO
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed decades of precedent, undermining the incredible strides educational institutions have made to improve access to education for all.
These programs were largely focused on giving historically underrepresented groups greater opportunities to education. In general, these programs focus on:
1) Leveling the playing field, ensuring all (including underrepresented groups) have access to good education
2) Increasing and promoting diversity within schools (to expand the learning experience and improve cultural competence, which is critical in an increasingly globalized world).
Since this decision, there has been a lot of uproar as to just how damaging it is. And yes, it is most certainly a set back and will no doubt impact the admission of underrepresented groups into these institutions.
With that said, it is also important to recognize that the decision should ultimately not bring those efforts to a halt. After all, the court acknowledged that race and its implications on a candidate cannot entirely be discarded, when it stated:
“nothing in this opinion should be construed as prohibiting universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.”
Additionally, Justice Sotomayor in her dissenting opinion pointed out that “colleges can consider students who speak multiple languages or could be the first in their family to attend college.” As “those factors are not ‘interchangeable’ with race.”
So to all those knee deep in this work, who wake up each day, roll up their sleeves and take the punches…do not despair. Are these challenging times? Yes, they are. But we will put our brilliant heads together and find a way forward for there is much work to be done.
DEI Directive Wins Best in Business Tech Award at 2023 Ceremony
DEI Directive is proud to announce that we have won the prestigious Best in
Business Award at the 2023 Blaze Business Awards ceremony, held during the Blaze Virtual
Summit® on June 23, 2023.
The awards ceremony recognizes outstanding businesses that
have excelled in their respective industries, and DEI Directive has been recognized as Best
in Tech, in the Business category. The Judges were Jasmine Prince, Founder of Magnolia & Penn; Paquetia
Goodwin, Founder of Hayward & Love; Lyndsae Peele, Founder & CEO of Kingdom Vision
Enterprises; Bianca J. Jackson, Chief Metaverse Officer of BrickRose Exchange; Natasha
Weston, Author & Personal Brand Consultant; and Janet Martin, Founder & CEO of Beauty
and Brains.
DEI Directive’s distinction reflects its exceptional performance across several areas,
including solution clarity, originality of product or service, team quality and competencies, brand
quality, and people’s choice voting. This recognition is a testament to the hard work and
dedication of our team, who have worked tirelessly to provide innovative solutions to our clients
while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
“We are thrilled to receive this prestigious award and be recognized as the best in our industry,” said Flo Nicolas, COO at DEI Directive.
“I am always blown away at the creative brilliance of Black women, as they provide solutions
that close disparity gaps and meet the needs of our communities,” said Casey Ariel Richardson,
CEO of Blaze Group.
“DEI Directive is honored to be recognized for the incredible work we do providing cutting edge technology solutions to organizations to help them drive change. We want
to thank our clients, partners, and supporters.” ~ Malobi Achike, CEO at DEI Directive.
Announcing Research Partnership with UNH
DEI Directive and the Peter T. Paul College – University of New Hampshire Center for Business Analytics are pleased to announce a Research Collaboration for Data & Analytics for DEI.
DEI Directive, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) technology company, and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Center for Business Analytics, which connects industry partners with UNH’s academic resources and student consultants, today announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on research and provide companies with DEI data analytics to drive sustainable long-term impact.
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BLOGS
Welcome to our blog where we write about all topics that impact you as a DEI or HR professional, leader, employee, ally or just somebody who is trying to figure out what the D, E and I stand for. It stands for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by the way, but that is besides the point.
Our blogs will feature a wide spectrum of topics and viewpoints on diversity, equity, inclusion. We will also lean heavily on using data to understand the status quo and to observe emerging trends across industries.
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