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The Diverity Factor © 2007
ISSN 1545-2808
Spring 2008
Diversity Perspectives
Volume 16, Number 2
News, Views and Gossip
Resources
PERSPECTIVE
Then and Now: Making the Invisible Visible
Barry Cross, Jr.
Barry Cross looks back over the past 30 years and offers a "then and now" perspective. He describes the progression of moving from diversity awareness to skill building — or making the invisible visible — for new inclusion skills and behaviors in order to be more effective in this ever changing, diverse work environment.
Building Support for Diversity Programs
Among Senior Management in Organizations
Tony D. Byers, Ph.D.
The significance of senior management support to the success of diversity programs is widely understood but little research has been done to identify, in a systematic manner, effective strategies used to build support for diversity programs among senior-level management in organizations. In this article, author Tony Byers shares his research focused on diversity practitioners' understanding of effective strategies for building support for diversity programs among senior management in organizations. His study includes general recommendations for diversity practitioners and provides understanding of effective strategies for building support among senior management.
A White Man's Experience of Oppression in a Life of Privilege
Cooper Thompson
Through recent experiences of moving to Germany and learning how to speak the language, author Cooper Thompson has come to realize that there is much he doesn't understand about the life experiences of women and people of color, and many other groups that are the targets of oppression. In this article, he shares some of these experiences and what he has learned.
A More Perfect Union: Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Senator Barack Obama's April 2008 remarks about race in the United States eloquently capture the complex diversity issues of the day. In this speech, a response to criticism about his former pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Senator Obama shares about his life and insights on race relations. On rare occasion we have reprinted speeches in The Diversity Factor. We feel this speech is one of the more remarkable speeches in recent history.
Religious Landscape Survey Explores Shifts in American Public
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
An extensive new survey based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, details the shifting religious landscape in the U.S. The survey finds that religious affiliation in the U.S. is both diverse and extremely fluid. A chart shown in the sidebar lists the major religious traditions and corresponding percentage of adults in the U.S. by religious affiliation.
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