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In the early 2000s, two economic researchers conducted a simple yet revealing experiment. They submitted nearly 5,000 fictitious resumés to help wanted ads posted in Chicago and Boston newspapers. The jobs were for entry-level positions in sales, administrative support, clerical and customer service.
The resumés were all nearly identical same levels of education, work experience, etc. except for one difference: Half of the job applicants were given stereotypically Black names like Lakisha and Jamal, while the other half were given whiter-sounding names like Emily and Greg.
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Local Freshman Receives Ag Award from University of Missouri
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Outstanding Freshman Award has been awarded to Emily Gregory of Houstonia.
My wife and I have known Emily for a number of years through our association through First Christian Church in Sedalia. Emily was a member of the Northwest High School FFA, and she participated in sports as a Lady Mustang.
Gregory is at the U of Mo studying for a hospitality management major with a minor in business. She s been incredibly involved during her first year at the University of Missouri. According to a media release Gregory joined the Phi Mu sorority, currently serves as the secretary of the Mizzou Club Mangers Association of America and is part of the Mizzou Hotel and Lodging Student Association.
On Tuesday, the provincial government committed to doubling the number of such spaces in B.C. over the next three years. And on Wednesday the City said work has begun on building a new daycare centre in the downtown - one Alexander s organization will be operating once it s opened near the end of this year. It has amounted to a series of hallmark days for Alexander. For those of us that are in childcare and really committed to the importance of early learning and quality of care and great outcomes for children and great outcomes for families and particularly in terms of women s ability to re-enter the workforce, it s stellar, said Alexander, who is the YMCA of NBC s CEO.