DEI In the News: SMLR’s Faculty and Staff Share their Research and Expertise

Rutgers Today writes about Francis Ryan’s interview with longtime civil rights and labor leader William Lucy, sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Bloomberg Law reports KPMG U.K. chief Bill Michael has resigned after criticizing unconscious bias training, quoting Nichelle Carpenter.

The Future Hindsight podcast interviews Tamara Lee about racial justice, systemic inequity, and the need for diverse leadership in unions.

Marketplace interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work, who says a minimum wage hike would help to narrow the gender and racial wealth gaps without leading to mass layoffs.

Next City reports on the Black Workers Matter Economic Recovery Package, quoting Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The San Francisco Chronicle interviews Naomi R Williams, who says President Trump has emboldened many white Americans to be open about their racism.

The Nation publishes an op-ed noting that Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization has launched the Black Womxn Demands video series.

HuffPost interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about why the boycott by NBA, WNBA, and MLB players was actually a strike.

Vanity Fair writes about the disconnect between police unions and the rest of organized labor, quoting Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Briefings, the Korn Ferry Institute’s magazine, writes about whether corporate boards should disclose the ethnicity of their directors, quoting Kyra Leigh Sutton on the importance of transparency.