A bill that threatens action by the state’s Attorney General against Kentucky public colleges and universities that promote “discriminatory concepts” linked to race and gender has passed the Kentucky Senate. Senators voted 26-7 along party lines Tuesday to approve Senate Bill 6, sometimes referred to as an anti-DEI bill, for its proposed curbing of diversity, […]
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St. E announces new VP of diversity, equity and inclusion
Northern Kentucky’s largest healthcare provider recently announced the hiring of their newest vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Chris Johnson assumed the role on July 24. Johnson is tasked with supporting St. Elizabeth’s efforts to provide culturally competent care to patients at all times and recruit, develop, promote and retain an inclusive workforce. Prior […]
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NKY community discusses diversity in business at second annual inclusive summit
The second annual Investing in Equity: Building an Inclusive Business Community 2023, was held Friday, June 9, 2023 at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Training facility in Erlanger. The event fostered conversations around diversity, equity, inclusion and advancement in the Northern Kentucky Metro business community, with speakers and breakout sessions for attendees. Lillian Dukes, senior vice […]
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LISTEN: Diversifying the ‘room’ in NKY with Ashleigh DuBois, NKY Chamber
This week on Mind Your Business, NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling took a vacation so COO Mark Collier is stepping in to chat with business reporter Kenton Hornbeck to talk about trade schools in NKY and the passion of area leaders for facilities highlighting alternative education, like the Campbell County Area Technology Center. Mark and Kenton also […]