At a time when the term diversity appears steadily shifting in meaning and sliding off many radars as a priority, more than 100 of the top diversity officers across the country gathered in Chicago this week for what has been described as closed-door, frank talk about the status of diversity and how to regain the momentum it once had.
Hosted by the executive leadership initiative of Northwestern University’s school of business and co-sponsored by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), the three-day conference attracted dozens of top diversity officers in higher education, corporate America, the military and other government agencies. It began Wednesday on the Northwestern campus in Evanston, just north of Chicago, and ends late Friday.
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