MIT Diversity Leadership Congress

"Our goal is to help give people a better understanding of what is possible in their leadership roles and to discuss how we can make those possibilities real at MIT" (Kochan).

Thomas A. Kochan is the George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management at MIT's Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of both the MIT Workplace Center and of the Institute for Work and Employment Research. He will moderate a panel discussion that will share successful diversity leadership stories at MIT's upcoming Diversity Leadership Congress.

MIT is taking the initiative to bring together 300 of its academics, administrative and student leaders at a Diversity Leadership Congress. This is a step in the right direction to make a serious and meaningful change on issues of diversity and inclusion. President Hockfield stands firm on this project because he will be welcoming all on 18th November, 2008 to the Diversity Leadership Congress. MIT has an effort of solving critical, difficult and appalling world problems, and has taken on a much needed challenge on issues of Diversity Leadership. This long awaited type of leadership need to be discussed openly and publicly. I commend MIT for its leading effort for an open forum and discussion on Diversity Leadership and inclusion.

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Managing Disabilities in the Workplace

There are unacceptable terms spoken to individuals with disabilities and we should be aware of them in the workplace. These words are not only culturally insensitive but also emotionally damaging to individuals with disabilities. Words such as handicapped, slow, retarded, cripple, midget, lame, wheel chair-bound, Mongolism, etc. should not be used. Even complimenting someone with a disability because (s)he accomplishes something successfully is insensitive. It is also important that you don't assume that a person with a disability wants or either requires your assistance.

Read what DiversityInc has to say about 7 things never to say to people with disabilities.

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Is it Important for Youth to talk about Diversity in Schools?

Youth leaders of Michigan believe that we should be talking about diversity in schools. They are supported by Robert Simmons III, an assistant professor of education at Eastern Michigan University who has studied race in schools.

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Preparing Students for a Diverse World

As a university lecturer, I have to support Erik S. Farley of Denison University about preparing students for the diverse world of work. Once we look at who are the employees in the workforce, we should realize that they are reflective of the different geographic locations of the world having come out from our universities. Transnationalism, globalization and immigration patterns are causing a change in who we see in universities and the workforce. Our students reflect diversity and we have to prepare them for diversity in the workplace. Diversity is key to producing excellence.

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