Johns Hopkins to Invest $5 Million in Faculty Diversity

The Johns Hopkins University will provide at least $5 million over the next five years in matching funds for departments seeking to improve faculty diversity, including hiring and retaining outstanding women and underrepresented minority scholars.

CalBizCentral Releases New Booklets to Aid California Businesses

In response to employment law confusion, CalBizCentral recently released a mini-booklet series titled "What Every Manager Needs to Know About." The five-booklet series is designed to educate managers about state and federal employee law and reduce the legal risks of companies.

California Study Finds Diversity Gap in Number of Black, Latino Doctors

A new study reveals that Latinos and African-Americans are drastically underrepresented among the ranks of California doctors when compared with the state's population. In the Bay Area, for instance, 20 percent of the population is Latino but only 3.6 percent of physicians are Latino. And African-Americans make up 7.3 percent of the area's residents but only 2.9 percent of its physicians.

Sacramento Lobbyist Honored for Contributions to Black Community

Mel Assagai, a longtime Sacramento African American activist and political player, has been awarded the Observer Media Group's Medallion of Honor, given to the real "heroes and 'sheroes' " of Sacramento's black community.

Pacific Gas and Electric Recognized as Corporation of the Year at Supplier Diversity Awards

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (which ranked 18th on Hispanic Business magazine's 2007/2008 Diversity Elite list) received several awards, including Corporation of the Year, from the Northern California Supplier Development Council (NCSDC) during its annual awards gala.