Diversity, equity and inclusion

The three-day event had been scheduled to take place in Portland this week.

The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy is looking to build a housing cooperative and small-scale community solar farms. Programs to date include bike sharing and an EV charging network.

Rosanna Ferro, a champion of inclusivity in higher education with more than two decades of experience, will start her new role at the Lewiston liberal arts school on Dec. 2.

The goal is to prepare women for quality careers in the union trades earning good wages and excellent benefits.

The director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Jackson Laboratory provides tips for hiring managers and entire businesses. Just because you don’t understand someone’s preferences or lifestyle, he says, doesn’t mean those things don’t matter.

The center would be the first to bring together Maine’s growing AAPI populations — who face 'significant obstacles to well-being,' according to the nonprofit Khmer Maine.

Some 20 women of diverse backgrounds have graduated from a program at the CEI Women's Business Center South in Portland. Alumni are forging new paths in sectors from fashion design to travel.

Grant recipients include Amran Osman, the founder and executive director of Generational Noor, a Lewiston-based organization that works to educate the immigrant community on substance use disorder and mental health.

The University of Southern Maine alumnnus founded Inclusion Maine in 2020 because he wanted to have a tangible impact on improving inclusion, especially for people of color.

The first four Morehouse students recently arrived at Northern Light Health’s home office in Brewer for training before entering their clerkships.