February 8, 2021 New ILR courses being taught this semester will enable understanding of how organizations perpetuate and have the ability to reduce racial inequality, and will investigate race and class in the American labor market from Colonial America to today. ILR Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs George Boyer said, “The courses are part of the ILR community’s broader work to promote and enhance diversity, inclusion and belonging. Programs and events are being offered to ILR students, staff, faculty and alumni throughout the academic year to help our community build a more diverse and inclusive environment.” The purpose of “Advancing Racial Equity in Organizations” is to identify and understand the role of workplaces in advancing racial equity, McCluney said, describing the course in this overview: “We are witnessing a drastic shift in organizations’ actions, statements, and approaches to the topic of race and racism in the U.S. Protests against racial injustice across the nation have spurred business leaders to pledge support for antiracism efforts, Black-owned businesses, and historically Black colleges and universities. At the same time, the federal government issued an executive order to end diversity and inclusion training that ‘perpetuates racial stereotyping or division for federal employees and their contractors.”