Diversity & Inclusion

First Career Trek to JP Morgan and Blackstone NYC Offices for Diversity and Inclusion in Real Estate (DAIRE)
DAIRE members make first career trek to JP Morgan and Blackstone in NYC with the support of CREF

Juneteenth gives corporate America a chance to act on pledges to fight racism following George Floyd’s killing
Dean Lynn Perry Wooten discusses Juneteenth as many companies begin to give their employees the day off or a day of reflection.

For businesses to be actively anti-racist, they have to put in the work and investment for the long-term
In a contributed piece, Professor Christopher Marquis discusses creating sustained change in business around the plague of racial injustice.

Employees crowdsource to boost social justice donations
Assistant Professor Jamie Perry says matching contributions is one way companies can show their employees they know what’s going on right now.

Learning to recognize discrimination in business language
According to Angela Noble-Grange, senior lecturer of management communication, a reason we use business speak is to build credibility.

2017 Diversity Awards Dinner: Celebrating community, career success, and commitment to family
Tyeise Huntley Jones, MBA ’10, & Adrienne Rose Martinez ’01, MBA ’08, were presented awards at the 2017 Diversity Awards Dinner.

Noteworthy: Hotel School hosts entrepreneurship bootcamp for disabled vets
Cornell’s entrepreneurship boot camp program trains veterans who want to start businesses in the food and beverage industry.

Commanding your own legacy: Christian Duncan, MBA ’10, delivers symposium keynote
Duncan returned to his alma mater to celebrate the very day he found out he had received an interview for Johnson 10 years ago.

Military Veterans: MBA education fosters natural business leadership
In my experience as a veteran in the Executive MBA Americas program at Cornell, Johnson is similar to the Marines in that it’s creating great leaders.