My Articles
DEI’s Critics Are Missing the Point
Many criticisms of DEI are misguided and miss the essential fact that attention to diversity, equity and inclusion advances learning for everyone, Shaya Gregory Poku writes.
Claudine Gay’s ouster reveals anti-Blackness, dystopian forces in U.S.
I was at Claudine Gay’s inauguration as Harvard’s 30th president. My pumps still have mud on them from witnessing the festivities during a downpour. I saw her family waving Haitian flags. I stood between a college administrator from Japan, there to celebrate her, and two Stanford faculty who taught her. Literally, the world watched Gay at the apex of her career.
Expanding Your Anti-Racist Managerial Toolkit: How ’Human Check-Ins’ Can Build a Better Workplace
I have started every meeting I have facilitated for my direct staff the same way for the past seven years: with a human check-in. A human check-in gives each attendee an opportunity to share something that is on their mind.