Articles filed under Diversity
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How to shrink the DE&I gaps in leadership developmentApr 20, 2022 10:45 AM - We're learning a lot from the Great Resignation, but perhaps no lesson is more palpable than this: How employees are treated matters -- and it matters a lot.
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A confluence of faiths: Ramadan, Passover and Easter come together this month sharing unifying message
Apr 18, 2022 5:30 AM - It's a rare convergence that occurs every 33 years or so: Ramadan, Passover and Easter come together this month to share a unifying message.
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Suburban Jews begin Passover holiday thinking of Ukrainians, right down to the matzah
Apr 15, 2022 9:10 AM - Suburban Jewish community leaders are urging their congregations to keep Ukraine in their prayers during the eight-day Passover holy period. They also are asking families to show support by setting extra places at the Passover Seder this year or by inviting strangers in a symbolic gesture to those thousands of Jewish Ukrainians who can't observe the holiday rituals in peace while war rages in their homeland.
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'A lot of different cultures': Lessons in Asian American history coming to schools this fallApr 11, 2022 6:16 AM - Public schools across the suburbs are gearing up to teach Asian American history this fall, after Illinois became the first state in the nation to require through a law aiming for more representation and inclusion in the classroom.
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Benedictine University to host Sikh harvest festival to help raise awareness about culture
Apr 11, 2022 5:00 AM - The rise in hate crimes against the Sikh community prompted Manmohan Kaur of Naperville, a professor of mathematics at Benedictine University in Lisle, to apply for a grant from Interfaith America to promote healing.
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Suburbanites usher in spring with bright colors at Naperville Holi festivalApr 9, 2022 3:04 PM - A mist of bright, rainbow-hued powder enveloped hundreds of suburbanites Saturday as they participated in the Simply Vedic Cultural Society's "Holi -- The Festival of Colors" at Grand Pavilion Riverwalk in Naperville.
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Cardinal joins Islamic council for interfaith iftarApr 6, 2022 6:15 AM - The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago hosted its 23rd annual Muslim-Catholic Iftar in person Tuesday after a two-year pandemic hiatus.
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Fermilab appoints first woman as directorApr 5, 2022 6:36 PM - Lia Merminga, an internationally renowned physicist, will take the lead as Fermilab's director on April 18.
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Harper College law enforcement career fair seeks minority recruits
Apr 4, 2022 5:30 AM - Harper College will host its Law Enforcement Career Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, at its Palatine campus. The event is open to all, but partly is focused on attracting more minority recruits.
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Suburban Muslims return to mosques for Ramadan prayers
Apr 5, 2022 5:30 AM - Area Muslims will welcome the start of Ramadan tonight with a return to in-person, nightly communal gatherings for prayer at suburban mosques, and monthlong daytime fasting.
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