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In CNN Op-Ed, the Joint Center Presses Congress to Address Top Staff Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018 Contact: press@jointcenter.org In CNN Op-Ed, the Joint Center Presses Congress to Address Top Staff Diversity WASHINGTON – In a CNN op-ed, Spencer Overton, president of…
Joint Center Sent Letters to Several Senators-Elect to Address Diversity Among Their Top Staff
The Joint Center sent letters to Senators-Elect: Jacky Rosen (D-NC), Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) urging them to hire diverse top staff and key mid-level…
Joint Center Calls on Leader Pelosi and Other Incoming House Members to Adopt Measures to Improve Diversity
On November 28, the Joint Center released the following statement in the wake up of Leader Pelosi’s nomination to be Speaker of the House. The letter was sent to Leader Pelosi…
Joint Center Urges Leader Pelosi to Prioritize Diversity in Letter
On November 8, the Joint Center sent Leader Pelosi a letter urging her to prioritize hiring diverse top and key mid-level staffers in the House. The letter also shared key…
Joint Center Shares Top Staff Diversity Reports With 100 Newly-Elected Members
On November 27, the Joint Center sent each of the 100 newly-elected Members of Congress all of our reports on congressional staff diversity. The e-mail correspondence from the Joint Center’s…
Joint Center President Presents Future of Work Survey Data at Partnership on AI Meeting
On November 14, Joint Center President Spencer Overton presented information on the Future of Work survey data of 600 African Americans, 600 Latinos, 600 Asian American/Pacific Islanders, and 600 whites…
Racial Diversity Among Top Staff of Congressional Delegations of Six States
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies today released detailed reports on the troubling lack of racial diversity among the 167 top staff in the Washington, DC offices of…
Joint Center Applauds Democratic Leader Pelosi’s Letter on Staff Diversity
On November 9, the Joint Center issued the following statement in the wake of Nancy Pelosi’s letter addressing diversity on the Hill. Her letter comes after the Joint Center’s September 2018…
Joint Center Sends Ranking Members a Letter Urging Them to Prioritize Diversity
On November 9, the Joint Center sent twenty-two letters to Ranking Members: Elijah Cummings, Peter DeFazio, Ted Deutch, Eliot Engel, Raúl Grijalva, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Zoe Lofgren, Nita Lowey, Carolyn…
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Joins Economic Policy Institute’s PREE 10th Anniversary Symposium
On November 5, the Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton joined the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) for the PREE 10th Anniversary Symposium. This year’s discussion focused on Mobilizing Economic…