Quantifying the impact of building inclusive language with a focus on intentional accessibility. As the saying goes: sticks and stones can break our bones, but words will never hurt me. I am sure many ...

Intentional and effective policies and procedures that foster diversity, equity and inclusion are hallmarks of successful businesses. In fact, according to a comprehensive study from McKinsey & ...

Even people who champion diversity and are knowledgeable about the topic can be nervous about choosing the correct words to describe various aspects of personal identity. This is especially true when ...

The University of Minnesota Department of French and Italian hosted a seminar Feb. 28 on Romance languages evolving to include nonbinary and gender-diverse people and how second-language classrooms ...

The words we use at work matter. And when it comes to diversity, the terminology can be a make-or-break issue—communicating respect or disrespect for individuals and communities, and shaping how ...

The best communicators draw on what is needed in a given moment, for a given audience. This often is a mix of objectivity, facts, emotion, and connection. Some researchers have categorized and studied ...

We live in an age of great sensitivity to language–some might even say hyper-sensitivity. While being too “politically correct” might cause some people to roll their eyes, you ignore individual ...

One of the American Chemical Society’s oldest philanthropic programs was established in 1968: Project SEED. The program matches ACS volunteers with high school students for a paid summer research ...

The Reframing Aging Initiative (RAI), a long-term social change endeavor designed to improve the public's understanding of aging and the ways that older people contribute to society, has released ...