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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC & the Joint Center Applaud U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’s Appointment of Asian American Woman Chief of Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2018 Contact: Michelle Boykins, mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org, Don Bell, press@jointcenter.org> Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC & the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Applaud U.S.…
Joint Center Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Tool to Track Diversity of Top Staff Hired by Newly-Elected Members of Congress
The Joint Center released the following press release on its new tool to track newly-hired top staff in Congress. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2018 Contact: press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Launches…
NALEO Educational Fund & the Joint Center Applaud U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto’s Appointment of Latino Chief of Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 Contact: press@jointcenter.org NALEO Educational Fund & the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Applaud U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto’s Appointment of Latino Chief of…
Newly-Hired Top Staff of Color by Returning Members
The charts below include data on top staff of color (chiefs of staff, legislative directors, communications directors, and full committee staff directors) hired by returning Members of the U.S. House…
Joint Center Tracker of Racial Diversity of Top Staff Hires in 116th Congress
The charts below include racial diversity data on top staff (chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors) hired by newly-elected Members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate for…
The Joint Center to Congressional Leaders: Make Staff Diversity a Factor in Committee Assignments and Leadership
FIND LINKS TO FULL LETTERS BELOW. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2018 Contact: press@jointcenter.org The Joint Center to Congressional Leaders: Make Staff Diversity a Factor in Committee Assignments and Leadership…
December Jobs Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of…
Joint Center News: November 2018
The new Congress is currently filling hundreds of open staff positions, and we are taking several strategic steps to maximize this opportunity to increase diversity among top staff and mid-level…
Joint Center President Joins Tom Joyner Morning Show to Discuss Diversity on the Hill
Joint Center President Spencer Overton appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss diversity on the Hill with Roland Martin. “It matters because these staffing positions make big decisions,”…
More Than 60 National Civil Rights Organizations and Stakeholders Call on Congress to Seize Opportunity to Diversify Top Staff
The Joint Center signed a letter with over 60 national organizations and stakeholders asking Congress to prioritize diversity on the Hill among their top staffers.