Equity & Inclusion
Updates and stories related to DEI efforts across the college and in industry at large.

Destination Johnson welcomes admitted Two-Year MBA students and families
In April, Johnson welcomed 171 admitted students to campus for its annual Destination Johnson (DJ) event. From team building to immersion information panels, attendees saw our ambitious, tight-knit community come to life first hand.

Anne Estabrook ’65, MBA ’66, honored with the 2018 L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award
Anne Estabrook ’65, MBA ’66, owner and chairman of Elberon Development Group, credits Johnson with teaching her how to be a leader and make her voice heard.

Starbucks is turning to a type of workplace training that ‘really took off after Ferguson’
Michelle Duguid, associate professor of management and organizations at the Johnson, comments on what diversity and inclusion training in the workplace looks like today.

Park Perspectives: Becoming the LGBTQ leader and role model I wanted to be (and maybe never had)
Accepting my status and membership as part of the LGBTQ community has made me a more compassionate, more resilient, and more passionate leader. Here are some lessons I learned along the way.

Women in corporate America continue to feel like a square peg in a round hole
Dyson alumna Lisa Levey ’86 analyzes the findings from McKinsey and Lean In’s 2017 annual Women in the Workplace report, writing as a guest contributor for The Glass Hammer.

Fayrouz Hares, MBA ’18: Aiming to lead on an international scale
As the academic year nears its end, Hares is looking forward to graduating in the community she now calls home, with both her Moroccan and American family and friends.

My partner is going to b-school. How do I survive?
How do we survive when our partner is completing their MBA? For me, it was three things: getting connected, making friends, and remembering this is temporary.

Women in business: Paving the path, shaping the future
There is a lot of work to be done for women in business, but they are shattering that proverbial glass ceiling and continuing to pave the way for future generations.

From Ithaca to South Africa: Learning to use business for a better world
Emma Newburger ’18 shares her experience with service learning as part of the AEM 3600 Global Business and Diversity Study Trip to South Africa.