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The Illinois State Police do have a higher-than-average presence of women in law enforcement leadership, however. Women make up 14 percent of ISP’s leadership, according to an agency spokesperson. But the 30x30 Initiative, a coalition of law enforcement experts and agencies trying to diversify police forces across the U.S., reports that women hold just 3 percent of leadership positions across the country on average.
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A kickoff event takes place Thursday at the Minority Business Development Center in Eastland Mall.
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For this event-planning work and his other extensive community service, Tony Jones will be honored Nov. 9 as one of the 2023 Philanthropists of the Year by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.
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Lab Schools director Anthony Jones says said one way to boost diversity is better communication with potential students during the application period early in the year.
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Dakesa Piña becomes the inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at the private, liberal arts university that enrolls 1,600 students. The breadth of her role includes embedding DEI in academic units, workplace culture and facilities, plus supervising the existing Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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State Farm's annual accountability report details efforts the Bloomington-based insurance giant is trying to make across three areas: sustainability in the environment, society, and governance.
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Bloomington’s O’Neil Park and Pool project won’t be ready to open this summer as originally planned.City parks and recreation director Eric Veal says construction lost a few months to unexpected on-site problems with the ground.
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The new president of the McLean County India Association wants to bring the group back to life after nearly three years of dormancy due to COVID-19.
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The display of a Confederate flag outside University High School in Normal did not go down well with other students. One took down the flag. Several reported it. In-school social messaging platforms blew up. The Black Student Union at the high school issued a statement condemning the act as an "obscenity."
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Students at Illinois State University will soon be required to complete at least one course focused on issues of inclusion, diversity and equity in the U.S. before they can graduate.