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PENNSYLVANIA — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor this week announced his Department has initiated its first-ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative designed to build a more diverse and inclusive …
Pennsylvania Auditor General Launches Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Equity Commission recently presented its 2023 Interim Report to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Since its launch in February 2022, the USDA Equity Commission, which …
USDA Equity Commission Releases 2023 Interim Report Read More
DELAWARE — Delaware’s Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski joined Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje and Department of Transportation officials from four other states this week to sign …
Transforming Infrastructure With Equity: Delaware DOT Commits to the Future Read More
LANCASTER, PA — Fulton Bank, a subsidiary of Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT), announced it has invested $1 million in Innovate Capital Growth Fund, L.P., which provides capital and operational …
Fulton Bank Invests $1 Million in Innovate Capital Growth Fund Read More
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) recently announced it will launch a series of regional economic summits to connect Asian American, Native Hawaiian, …
White House to Launch Summit Series to Advance Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Economic Equity Read More
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announced the recent appointment of Terrance Mayes, EdD, of the Stanford Cancer Institute as Chair of the NCCN DEI Directors Forum; Loretta …
Terrance Mayes, EdD, and Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS, Announced as Leaders for NCCN Forum on Equity Read More
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — During Delaware County’s December 7 public meeting, the County’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Lauren Footman presented the 2022 Impact Report, detailing the significant progress being …
Delaware County 2022 Impact Report: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Update Read More
LANCASTER, PA —The first grant issued by the Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) for its Equitable Workforce Initiative (EWI) sponsored by Netflix was recently awarded to Triode Media Group Ltd. …
PERG Reveals First Netflix Grant for the Equitable Workforce Initiative Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — On Friday, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver and Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Norman Bristol Colón celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by …
Commonwealth Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Fifth Annual PA Latino Convention Read More
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA — Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, …
Elizabethtown College Awarded $1.2 Million Grant for Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering Read More