Black History Month Profile: Dr. Charles Drew In recognition of Black History Month, the Black Ties for Culture employee resource group (ERG) presents a series of profiles throughout February spotlighting the achievements of African American health care pioneers. Born in 1904 in Washington D.C., Dr. Charles Drew earned an undergraduate degree from Amherst College in … [Read more...]
DEI Corner: Week of February 12
Black History Month Profile: Marie Maynard Daly Throughout February’s celebration of Black History Month, the Black Ties for Culture employee resource group (ERG) presents a series of profiles spotlighting the achievements of African American health care pioneers. In 1947, Marie Maynard Daly became the first African American to earn a PhD from Columbia University in 1947 and … [Read more...]
DEI Corner: Week of February 5
Black History Month Profile: Dr. Franklin Robey Throughout February’s celebration of Black History Month, the Black Ties for Culture employee resource group (ERG) presents a series of profiles spotlighting the achievements of African American health care pioneers. Dr. Franklin Robey, a former slave, is recognized as one of the first African American physicians to practice in … [Read more...]
DEI Corner: Week of January 29
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon Join the Asian Heritage employee resource group (ERG) on February 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Crain Garden for a Lunar New Year celebration. To welcome the Year of the Dragon, the event will include a performance of the ancient art of lion dancing by the Unity Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe. If you can’t make it in person, the celebration … [Read more...]
DEI Corner: Week of January 22
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: January 27 On this date in 1945, Russian troops liberated the prisoners held at the Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, revealing to the world the horrors of the holocaust. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005 and observed each year on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance … [Read more...]