New Guide Keeps Diversity Conversations Authentic

Chicago human resource executive and former chief diversity officer is now the author of a dynamic new diversity book, Profitable Diversity: How Economic Inclusion Can Lead to Success....

Frank Savage Knows How to Sail Against the Wind

Frank Savage has a theory about what it will take to bring down the rate of African-American unemployment, which is hovering at 14 percent, higher than any other group in the nation....

GDN Book Feature: Duty Call: Rendezvous With Destiny

The author details how the potential of many readers is like a jewel, in that it is hidden under layers of lifetime experiences both positive and negative, and how to rediscover significance through the origin of humanity....

Un-Sung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

In view of the young black man who was being installed as the chief of police, my mind raced back instantly to the sacrifices made by the young men and women...

Gov. Perdue Announces 550 Jobs with Capgemini

Written by Organization's Staff | 14 January 2011

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Capgemini, a consulting and information technology company headquartered in Paris, will establish a delivery center in the U.S. market to support its clients within the banking, insurance and capital market sectors by opening an office in Charlotte.

Asian American Men Face Discrimination in Job Market

Written by Organization's Staff | 10 December 2010

asian men discriminaton A new study by a University of Kansas sociologist shows that U.S. employers fail to pay Asian American men as much as similarly qualified white men.
"The most striking result is that native-born Asian Americans -

TIPS: Prepping for Exams and Acing Those Finals

Written by Organization's Staff | 22 November 2010

With exams just a few weeks away, time is ticking for students as they prepare for their finals. Reed Hilton-Eddy, a learning strategist at Ryerson University’s Learning Success Centre, offers these helpful strategies to help students manage exam anxiety and study effectively so they can pass their finals with flying colours:

Some Colleges Flunking Fair Admissions Test

Written by George E. Curry | 08 January 2011

It’s the beginning of a new year and that means it is time for high school seniors to begin completing college applications. Increasingly, whether they get admitted will have nothing to do with their grades, their SAT scores, or their overall aptitude for college. They may end up getting denied admission to the college of their choice because of a criminal record.

Touché! A Workplace Guide to the I-Should-Have-Saids

Written by Organization's Staff | 03 December 2010

USC Marshall School of Business Professor shows how to overcome the “I-Should-Have-Saids”

Newswise — Your boss says, “We don’t see you as having leadership potential,” or your colleague interrupts you AGAIN in the morning meeting. How are you to respond?

Why Minorities Do Not Become Professors

Written by Organization's Staff | 19 November 2010

University faculty and academic administrators must consider the differing needs of underrepresented minority graduate students to attract them into academic careers, according to a recent report sponsored by the California Community College Collaborative (C4) at the University of California (UC), Riverside.