Last night I attended the kickoff fo The Embracing Diversity Week (EDW) 2019, a celebration of the many ways in which we embrace our diversity and welcome more! With the theme of “Reimagining Possibilities,” this year’s EDW highlighted the power that every person from every background has to shape their future. Each day of the week, attendees will have opportunities to discover one another in fascinating talks, honest conversations and learning sessions, as well as in casual receptions celebrating our community. Capping off the week will be our signature Embracing Diversity Conference. I’ve embedded tweets from day two of the programming that shared more student exchange on sharing their identities and values with future MBA students.
Darnell Hunt, UCLA Dean of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies delivers upbeat data on the uptick for story tellers of color. #EmbracyDiversity pic.twitter.com/aZZr3cy0vs
— Kevin Clark (@Homageusa) November 18, 2019
MEANS Model:
Modernize your worldview.
Expand the network.
Amplify women,
(particularly women of color).
Normalize compensation
(this is an investment in your business).
Structure incentives.
– @darnell_hunt #WhyAnderson pic.twitter.com/jsuYeQMudT— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019
“We need to start putting whole people on screen, rather than stereotypes.
Figure out how to create art that is something that you want to be involved in.”
– @ashleyn1cole #DiversityandInclusion | #WhyAnderson pic.twitter.com/PDSurVqULs— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019
“Do your hw when looking for a mentor. Have a specific ask.”
– @ashleyn1cole#WhyAnderson | #DiversityandInclusion pic.twitter.com/vawxwMOZTB— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019
“Training programs say “we’re interested in diversity” but it does not put it into action because it’s not a job and not placing diverse talent in roles to share their diversity through storytelling.”
– @ashleyn1cole #WhyAnderson | #DiversityandInclusion pic.twitter.com/5kBQ1GJ4MX— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019
“As a broadcaster, it is your responsibility to tell diverse stories since you are broadcasting over public airwaves.”
– Karen Horne#WhyAnderson #DiversityandInclusion pic.twitter.com/UQgHhRGYNF— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019
“You don’t know everything.
Be ready to roll up your sleeves.”
– Erika Green Swafford (‘99)#WhyAnderson | #DiversityandInclusion pic.twitter.com/vQ2WAY1aZA— UCLA Anderson School of Management (@uclaanderson) November 18, 2019