October 12, 2023: After a competitive and thorough application process that included 15 bids, I am pleased to announce that UMDI has contracted with the Racial Equity Group (REG) and their partner Elite Research to help guide, build and support the Institute’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (JEDIB) initiatives.
Racial Equity Group Selected to Lead DEI Equity Audit for WellesleyNovember 14, 2023 (Wellesley, MA) – Following a thorough search process, the Town of Wellesley has contracted with Racial Equity Group to conduct a broad equity audit for the Town and further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work throughout the […]
We have observed the following actions from public and private organizations starting Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives since June 2020: Hired a Chief Equity/Diversity officerCreated racially diverse affinity groups, task forces and committeesConducted antiracist/bias training, book readings and movie viewings for racial awareness educationIssued public statements/resolutions, celebrated holidays and […]
In September 2020, the Board of Visitors for the University of Virginia endorsed eleven recommendations of UVA’s Racial Equity task force. To help guide UVA’s efforts, the university has partnered with Racial Equity Group who will pilot the Racial Equity Mindset framework with the finance department. It is anticipated that […]
We are ready to make Racial Equity standard operating procedure for the Town of Windsor CT who awarded us the contract to go beyond simple bias training and apply our Racial Equity Mindset framework to evaluate municipal practices and polices in every department and train and advise council members. #racialequity […]
Here are the six competencies institutions and organizations must operationalize in order to make Racial Equity become standard operating procedure.
Over the last few months we have seen public and private sector organizations perform the following actions in hopes of advancing their cities, counties, school districts and companies toward Racial Equity. Create diversity, equity and inclusion task-forces and committeesHire Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion officersIssue formal statements supporting Racial Equity, […]