A time to honor and learn from icons of integrity at the highest levels of public communication. Join us for the 2022 Page Center Awards on Feb. 23, 2022. The virtual event is free and open to all.

Learning from Black PR History: The Imperative of Belonging

The need for “belonging” has never been as critical as it is today, especially among diverse PR professionals who have often found “fitting in” to be one of their top workplace concerns. And given the pandemic—on top of the Great Resignation—retaining great talent is now doubly difficult, rendering the inclusion part of the DEI formula no longer sufficient. As the pandemic has taught us, fostering a sense of belonging, especially when we are physically apart, can result in lower risk for turnover and greater performance. This program will explore how best to do that in the Age of Zoom. Brought to you by the Museum of Public Relations and the Diversity Action Alliance.

The Center for Asian Pacific American Women (CAPAW) is inviting applicants for its new, “virtual” Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute (APAWLI) program.

Hudson County Community College (HCCC), is seeking proposals for its virtual Teaching and Learning Symposium on Social Justice in Higher Education hosted by HCCC's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CTLI).

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 13th Annual Discerning Diverse Voices Symposium on Diversity! Please visit the DDVS webpage to find the call for proposals, submission details, and a bio of our keynote speaker, Dr. André Brock.

All paper and panel proposals are due January 7, 2022. The DDVS is March 9, 2022 and will be FREE and virtual. Please share this announcement with graduate and undergraduate students as well as other colleagues in your network who may be interested in submitting their research. Also, if you are a faculty member, please note this date for your Spring syllabi and encourage your students to attend the sessions. The complete program will be posted in February.

Are you an emerging communications professional at an enterprise or agency that is still working to foster a more equitable, inclusive workplace? Join the latest Leaders of Tomorrow session, “Taking up Space: A Workplace Where You Belong,” for an excellent opportunity to connect with senior communications leaders about pressing issues like this one on Wednesday, December 15, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. ET.

Native Americans public relations professionals—spread across some 570 tribes across the US—have had to overcome communications challenges few of us have had to face. Many serve as social activists campaigning against environmental infringements and advocating for better healthcare on the reservation. Others serve to rectify long-standing misperceptions about Native Americans, working to eliminate demeaning portrayals in our popular culture in movies, sports, commercials, and textbooks. And many serve to represent tribal interests before big business and government, while preserving their unique tribal identities and passing the culture along to the next generations.

During our Native American Month celebration on November 11, meet the public relations leaders of tribes from across the country, as they share inspiring stories about the role of communications in promoting economic opportunity and preserving well-being throughout all of the tribes.

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations will honor five influential leaders at its annual Milestones in Mentoring Gala, taking place at the Union League Club of Chicago on Thursday, Nov. 11.

Join cross-generational communications and DEI leaders as they discuss the current state of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.

The Diversity Action Alliance will host its first inaugural event,‘Accelerating DE&I through Profound Actions: Do Better, Do More’, on June 24, 2021 at 6 PM ET.

The Museum of Public Relations will host its 2nd Annual “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” observance on Wednesday, May 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. (ET).

Join us Thursday, May 6, for a panel discussion with professionals about how corporations can position themselves as agents of change.