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Cobb County November 5, 2023

Cobb to host report on county’s supplier diversity program Thursday Nov 9

Cobb County will host a virtual information meeting to report on the state of the county’s supplier diversity program at noon on Thursday, Nov. 9. The virtual event is open…

Cobb County October 10, 2023

Cobb County to hold meeting on effectiveness of supplier diversity program

There will be virtual public information meeting about a study to determine the effectiveness of Cobb County’s supplier diversity program. The meeting will take place November 9 at 12 p.m….

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Georgia June 9, 2023

Georgia education panel votes to cleanse teacher lesson plans as school culture wars rage on

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2023 “Words matter” – that’s what several of the dozen or so…

Education May 1, 2023

Georgia K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words like ‘diverse’ from training rules

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…

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Health Care February 13, 2023

Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving women and patients of color behind and harming the future of medicine – Podcast

by Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Its a great day when you find a piece of…

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National February 6, 2023

Diversity and moderation over tradition – why Democrats moved South Carolina to the start of the 2024 presidential campaign

by Gibbs Knotts, College of Charleston and Jordan Ragusa, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Democratic National Committee approved a proposal on…

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Cobb by the Numbers May 29, 2022

Cobb is the second most diverse county in Georgia, led only by Gwinnett

We published an earlier version of this article in August of 2021, shortly after the U.S. Census Bureau had released its diversity index. COVID coverage was dominating the news and…

Kennesaw State University August 23, 2018

KSU ranked 17th nationally in degrees to African-American students

Kennesaw State University announced in a news release today that it was ranked 17th nationally in bachelor’s degrees conferred to African-American students, making the top 100 list again of colleges and…

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Kennesaw State University June 20, 2018

Kennesaw State awarded $1 million to improve STEM diversity

Increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM subjects at Kennesaw State Kennesaw State University was awarded a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to improve diversity and inclusion…

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