Business & Tech
Next Lecture Event Explores Workforce Diversity
Two experts share perspectives on the challenges and rewards of inclusion.
Bryn Mawr, PA – October 17, 2019 – Cultural consciousness, racial identity, communication styles, and developing diverse employees and other issues related to the contemporary workplace will be examined in an upcoming lecture series event called “Caring About Workforce Diversity & Inclusion, ”on November 14, at Harcum College.
The lecture is the second in four-event series called “Eye on Caring.” It begins at 4 p.m. in the Trout Library, is followed by an audience Q&A, and is free and open to the public.
Two organizational culture experts will give brief back-to-back presentations lasting 30 minutes each on topics integral to workforce diversity. Portia Hunt, Ph.D., is a nationally known as an expert in the areas of racial identity and intercultural communications. Brandi Baldwin, Ph.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of Millennial Ventures Holdings and teaches Management Communication at the Wharton School.
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Hunt’s light-hearted presentation called "Hidden in Plain Sight" will discuss the interpersonal attitudes and the behaviors and rules between men and women and Blacks and Whites that can lead to conflicts between people in the workplace.
Baldwin’s hard-hitting mini-presentation "Engaging Diverse Millennial Professionals in 2020 and Beyond" will break down what organizations can do to better recruit, manage, and develop diverse employees and bridge the gap with millennials, who are the most diverse generation in the world.
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For more information about the entire 2019-20 series or to register for “Caring About Diversity & Inclusion,” visit harcum.edu/lecture.
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About Harcum College
Harcum College, one of Pennsylvania’s first independent, associate’s degree-granting colleges, was founded in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1915, and was the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the state to grant associate degrees. Harcum offers fully accredited, career-ready majors in the art & design fields, nursing, the allied health professions, business, and social sciences on campus and regionally.