Articles filed under Diversity
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Editorial: Progress in the mission to reflect the diversity of the suburbs
Oct 22, 2021 1:00 AM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald says it is important for our children and the rest of us to be exposed to a diverse array of teachers and police officers. -
'It's real': America welcomes 35 new citizens at suburban ceremony
Oct 20, 2021 7:20 AM - Their journeys may have started in 16 different nations around the world, but for the 35 people who gathered Monday in Glencoe, the destination was the same: American citizenship. -
Muslim police officer is breaking barriers in Bartlett
Oct 19, 2021 5:44 AM - Maha Ayesh of Lombard is the first in her extended Palestinian American family to become a police officer, joining the Bartlett Police Department last October. She also is the suburbs' first Muslim female police officer who wears a hijab -- an Islamic head covering.
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Hoffman Estates hosts Hispanic Heritage Day Oct. 23Oct 18, 2021 11:14 AM - The Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission will celebrate the community's diverse culture by sponsoring a Hispanic Heritage Day Fiesta from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at village hall
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Dominican University's focus on student success recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Oct 14, 2021 2:15 PM - Dominican University was pleased to learn earlier this month that U. S. News & World Report again ranked the university No. 10 out of nearly 160 schools in the Midwest. The report also ranked Dominican as the No. 1 Best Value in Illinois and No. 6 in Best Undergraduate Teaching. But perhaps Dominican is most proud of our recognition as No. 1 in the Chicago area and No. 3 in the Midwest in the survey's "social mobility" category. -
How to overcome bias in leadership development and DE&I
Oct 11, 2021 2:21 PM - We recently asked over 1,000 U.S. professionals questions about leadership development and diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities within their organizations. The findings of our annual Vaya Vision survey pointed toward a concerning trend for women and diverse talent. -
Suburban students to help state board with diversity, equity initiatives
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How controversy has changed the way Columbus' story is taught in schools
Oct 11, 2021 6:11 AM - For generations, students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus "sailed the ocean blue" to discover America in 1492. But with growing controversy, lessons about Columbus are much more nuanced today in suburban classrooms, at least in the higher grades. -
Advocate Jacqueline Boyd to speak at Elmhurst UniversityOct 10, 2021 4:22 PM - Advocate Jacqueline Boyd will present "Living Our Values: How to Authentically Embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as Individuals, Institutions and a Community" during a Wednesday lecture at Elmhurst University.
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New complaints allege new legislative maps dilute Latino vote
Oct 6, 2021 3:31 PM - Plaintiffs in two lawsuits challenging the state's legislative redistricting plan have filed new complaints in federal court charging that the district maps that lawmakers approved in August dilute Latino voting power and thus violate the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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