DEI In the News: SMLR’s Faculty and Staff Share their Research and Expertise

Marketplace interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the disproportionate number of Black and Hispanic workers in low-paid service jobs.

Marketplace interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about declining union membership and its effect on wages.

Black Work Talk, a new podcast, interviews Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about Black feminist principles in labor organizing.

Rutgers Today writes a profile of Nanette Dande, a senior majoring in Human Resource Management at SMLR.

CBS News interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says many companies “signal to consumers they are on the right side of this issue, while doing very little in practice.”

Elemental writes about how the pandemic exposed critical blind spots in science and society, quoting Christopher Hayes on the “brutal way of life” facing low-wage workers.

Bloomberg Law writes about workplace harassment in the accounting industry, quoting Nichelle Carpenter on how leadership affects workers’ morale and performance.

Rutgers Today writes about Francis Ryan’s interview with longtime civil rights and labor leader William Lucy, sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Bloomberg Law reports KPMG U.K. chief Bill Michael has resigned after criticizing unconscious bias training, quoting Nichelle Carpenter.

The Future Hindsight podcast interviews Tamara Lee about racial justice, systemic inequity, and the need for diverse leadership in unions.