By Henry Kwan ’05 MA | Posted January 27, 2021
L to R: Yenyen Chan ’94, ’02 MEM, Sarah Charlop-Powers ’09 MEM , Phil Rigdon ’02 MF, and Georgia Silvera Seamans ’01 MEM
As part of an ongoing series that explores topics relating to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in the environmental field, Yale Blue Green, Yale’s environmental alumni group, hosted a livestream discussion on the influence and impact of race, ethnicity, and bias in natural areas management.
The program was moderated by Georgia Silvera Seamans ’01 MEM, an urban and community forester based in New York City, who opined that the management of public lands and natural habitats in the U.S. continues to be dominated by a longstanding hegemonic model.
Florida lawmakers file bill to create Floridaâs first Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Florida State Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) and Representative Tracie Davis (D-Jacksonville) filed Senate Bill 180
and House Bill 275 to create Floridaâs first Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, headed by the Chief Diversity Officer.
Berman and Davis proposed bills state the Chief Diversity Officer would advise the governor on existing inequities among minority groups in the state and engage with state agencies and business leaders to identify inclusive practices that support the recruitment and retention of employees from underrepresented groups.