A new diversity leadership program at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce brings together individuals from all backgrounds to create an environment that fosters impartiality, imagination and progress. Other Voices — the Chamber’s signature diversity, equity and inclusion program — attempts to do just that by expanding one’s individual knowledge about bias, discrimination, prejudice and racism…
Category: Leadership
Library Faculty Publish Book Chapters on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Academic Libraries
Four faculty members in University Libraries have published book chapters in “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Planning, Leadership, and Programming.” The new book, published in September by the American Library Association (ALA), features chapters from David Gwynn, digital projects coordinator and associate professor, Tiffany Henry, discovery cataloger and assistant professor, Stacey Krim, curator of manuscripts…
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities for Organizations
University Libraries will host the Racial Equity Institute (REI) Phase I Workshop on February 23 and 24, 2019 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Dail Room of the Elliott University Center at UNC Greensboro. The two-day workshop is designed to help leaders and organizations that want to proactively understand and address racism, both in their organization…
Callie Coward Honored with 2018 University Libraries Staff Service Award
Callie Coward has been awarded the University Libraries’ Staff Service Award for 2018. The award, which was established in 1997 upon the retirement of Martha Ransley, former Head of the Circulation department in Jackson Library, was created to recognize and reward members of the Library Staff who provide outstanding leadership and service in furthering the…