diversity in recruitment

All the portraits hanging on the wall inside the Louis Bornstein Family Amphitheater at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on June 12, 2018 were of men, nearly all white. The portraits have since been removed.

Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor

8:46am August 25, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Historic portraits of revered scientists and doctors can be found all over medical schools and universities — and, as it happens, most feature white men. Some say this sends the wrong message.

Illustration of a man and woman sitting and reading in waiting room chairs.

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Why Some Diversity Thinkers Aren't Buying The Tech Industry's Excuses

4:54pm July 19, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Despite diversity efforts, Facebook and Google keep showing little change in the percentages of black, Latino and female workers. Facebook pins the problem on lack of talent in the education pipeline.

Diana Venegas, a nursing student at Samuel Merritt University, in Oakland, Calif., takes a patient's blood pressure at a recent health fair at Allen Temple Baptist Church.

A Push In California To Train More Latino And Black Nurses

12:02pm November 13, 2015

by Adizah Eghan

Though 39 percent of the state's population is Latino, only 8 percent of its nurses are. Health officials are looking to reduce health disparities by increasing diversity among health professionals.

After Snowden, The NSA Faces Recruitment Challenge

10:16am March 31, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

To keep its code-breaking prowess, the National Security Agency must recruit scores of the brightest students in math and computer science each year. The Snowden revelations are hurting those efforts.

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File photo of the Oakland Police Department as they salute at the public memorial service for slain Oakland police officers.

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Retired Oakland Police Officer Recruits Locals To Police Their Own City

4:42am March 27, 2015

by Tara Siler

Police departments around the county are under pressure to diversify. In Oakland, Calif., officials say police-community relations also might improve by increasing the number of cops who live there.

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