Last year, COVID-19 put a big damper on Pride Month festivities, but this season, there’s cause to celebrate in more ways than one and many major retailers are getting in on the action. While it’s customary for Pride-themed merchandise to spike during the month of June—a practice that’s often criticized…
01.06.2021: The three-day summit features eight early-stage start-ups alongside energy, real estate, and city experts on the power of innovation in tackling our most pressing urban and climate challenges The three-day summit features eight early-stage start-ups alongside energy, real estate, and city experts on the power of innovation…
By Kathleen J. Sullivan Stanford has announced the winners of the 2021 university awards honoring faculty, students and staff for exceptional service, distinctive contributions to undergraduate education and excellence in teaching. Last week, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne personally congratulated each of the nine winners during phone or video calls.…
Summary In our hyper-transparent and increasingly joined up world, the concepts of corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing are gaining greater currency. Over the last decade, and catalysed by COVID-19 over the last year, Boards and General Counsel have focused on the role of ESG in driving…
Pac-12 to celebrate the impact of LGBTQIA+ student-athletes, coaches, and legends from throughout the Conference of Champions in June and all year long SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 Conference is beginning its celebration of Pride Month by announcing its partnership with LGBT SportSafe, an organization that helps athletic leadership…
Northampton City Council heard (or didn’t) department heads and the public in two special meetings By Brian Zayatz On Tuesday, May 25th—the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police—and Wednesday, May 26th, Northampton City Council held its annual budget hearings, spread out over…
Research from Rest Less, the digital community for the over 50s has found the number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals has increased by 74 per cent in the last year. Rest Less analysed Tribunal Statistics data from the Ministry of Justice and found that the number…
A journalist probes the tech companies racing to entice consumers—and investors—with futuristic foods. An outsider documents his ascent in academia. A policy expert proposes a human-centered approach to solving society’s problems. From an ode to azure to a deep dive into data, this year’s summer reading picks—reviewed by…
The number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals increased by 74% in the past year, new research has suggested. According to Rest Less, a website “community” for people over-50, the number of receipts under age discrimination in employment tribunals reached 3,668 in 2020, up from 2,112 in…
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