Articles by Joint Center
Joint Center
Joint Center Hosts Convening on the Future of Work in Atlanta
On October 29, 2019, the Joint Center, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies hosted a day-long convening at the Andrew Young School in Atlanta, GA…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Attends National Skills Coalition Discussion on the Future of Work
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton attended the National Skills Coalition’s discussion on actionable policies to address the changing nature of work. Specifically, the conversation focused on reskilling workers…
Joint Center Signs Letter In Support of Extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress’s Mandate for One Additional Year
The Joint Center joined over 20 organizations in signing a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Members of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress…
Joint Center News: October 2019
The Joint Center released findings from a forthcoming report asserting training programs should report outcomes by race and analyzed a U.S. House report on diversity. Economic Studies Joint Center President…
Joint Center Pens Op-Ed On The Next Steps Congress Needs to Take to Address The Lack of Staff Diversity on The Hill
Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity & Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson wrote an op-ed for The Hill on the next steps that Congress needs to take in order to address the lack of…
Joint Center President Participates in Aspen Institute’s Capitol Hill Briefing on the Future of Work
Joint Center President Spencer Overton participated in The Aspen Institute’s Capitol Hill briefing on automation and the future of work. The focus of the discussion was to “explore ways to…
Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2019 Contact: press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Mourns the Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings The following statement was issued by Spencer Overton, the President of the Joint Center…
Joint Center President Participates in The Committee on Education and Labor’s Roundtable on the Future of Work
On Oct. 16, Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined The Committee on Education and Labor’s expert roundtable on the future of work. During the livestreamed discussion (which can be viewed…
October Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
House-Wide Compensation and Diversity Study Shows African Americans and Latinos are Underrepresented Among Key Roles in Committee and Leadership Offices
On September 26, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives released results from its study on diversity and compensation. The study is based on findings from a web-based survey on compensation,…