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Rice University

Leading Workplace Diversity

Rice University via edX Professional Certificate

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Overview

Leading companies around the world are taking steps to increase diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace, not only in an effort to attract top talent, but also to drive organizational performance and innovation.

The Leading Workplace Diversity program from Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business seeks to equip you with the strategy and insight needed to lead diversity and encourage inclusivity in your workplace. You’ll learn discrimination-reduction tactics to reduce workplace bias and overcome organizational barriers to diversity, as well as organizational recruitment strategies to attract, select and retain diverse talent. Esteemed intellects in the field of organizational diversity, Academic Directors Dr. Mikki Hebl and Dr. Eden King will discuss the financial, moral and realistic imperative of DEI within organizations, explore ways to create positive signals for DEI and provide strategies to reduce employee attrition through inclusive leadership. Throughout the program, you’ll discover practical tools and how best to apply them, culminating in an enhanced ability to cultivate and retain diversity in your organization.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Introduction to Diversity in the Workplace

Understand the imperatives for leading diversity in the workplace, with guidance from experts at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Distinguish between various elements of bias, and learn how you can reduce the negative impact of bias in your context.



Course 2: Cultivating Organizational Diversity

Explore organizational strategies for selecting, attracting, and retaining diverse groups of employees, with guidance from the experts at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.



Courses

Taught by

Dr. Eden King and Dr. Mikki Hebl

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