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Natural Areas Stewardship Coordinator Applications Open

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Grand Prairie Friends is looking for a Natural Areas Stewardship Coordinator to help protect and restore some of Illinois’ most ecologically significant prairies, forests, and river lands.

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6 Tips for BIPOC Students Searching for an Internship

It is important to the career success of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students to graduate with at least one internship or other career-related job. Although some employers hire primarily based on the school and major of the student, …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Owning Your Career Journey & Leveling Up Along The Way

Often times people are ashamed of their career journey especially of where they may have started & the zig zags and ups & downs. As a career pivoter several times including during the 2008 recession, Renee Reid, Senior Manager of …

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The Talent Power Play: Who Is Controlling Your Career Narrative?

Whether you’re just starting a career or are a seasoned executive, it is critical to own and manage how you tell your career story, internally and externally of the organization, to achieve professional growth. Learn insights, techniques, and tools for …

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Cutting Emotional Ties to a Job

In this episode, I discuss the importance of cutting emotional ties to jobs that no longer serve you, particularly for Latinas, women of color, and first gen professionals. I talk about the anger and grief that comes with career transitions, …

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Career Resources

Links We Like: Career & Grad Resources for Students of Color

We hope these curated links help you explore opportunities, build confidence, and take the next step on your academic or …

African American Professional Associations

Compilation of links to the leading African American professional associations, many with career and job sites of their own, collected …

National Urban League Job Network

The Urban League Job Network is backed by the National Urban League and is dedicated to helping diverse students find …

Student Employment at Augustana College

All degree-seeking students enrolled at Augustana College at least half-time (4 credits) may apply to work on campus. Students are …

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Skill Building Courses

Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees

Taught by Rhodes Perry
Have you ever felt there was an aspect of yourself that you needed to hide at work? Have you ever…

Understanding and Supporting Jewish Colleagues at Work

Taught by April Powers
Are you looking for strategies to foster inclusion and combat discrimination through intersectional understanding and allyship? This course takes you…

A Guide to ERGs (Employee Resource Groups)

Taught by Daisy Lovelace
Employee resource groups, or ERGs, are a significant asset to organizations and their people, but many ERGs are underutilized due…

Supporting Allyship and Anti-Racism at Work

Taught by Dana Brownlee
While racism and discrimination are systemic problems that persist, each of us can play a role in helping to eliminate…

Supporting Workers with Disabilities

Taught by Liz Johnson
A professional with a disability may also have an aptitude for project management, graphic design, or full-stack development. But physical…

How to Speak Up Against Racism at Work

Taught by Dana Brownlee
Regardless of role or level, employees often want to speak up against offensive/racist comments or questionable practices, but they don’t…

Leading Your Org on a Journey of Allyship

Taught by Vernā Myers
Join inclusion strategist, Harvard-trained-lawyer, author and instructor, Vernā Myers, to learn how to grow a more inclusive workplace and become…

Dealing with Microaggression as an Employee

Taught by Toni Howard Lowe
In this course, Toni Lowe, a sought-after speaker and senior HR leader specializing in diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging, teaches…

Driving Change and Anti-Racism

Taught by Kwame Christian
We have entered a new era of understanding regarding issues of race. Now is the time to advocate for change…

How to Support Colleagues from Underrepresented Groups

Taught by Maxie McCoy
In this course, author and ally Maxie McCoy shares practical advice for uplifting and supporting marginalized colleagues, especially women. First,…

Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies

Taught by Dereca Blackmon
What does it mean to become a true ally? This question is more relevant now than ever. True allies start…

What To Do When You Are Bullied at Work

Taught by Catherine Mattice
What should you do when you are bullied at work? Catherine Mattice Zundel, an internationally recognized expert in workplace bullying,…

Becoming an Ally to All

Taught by Kenji Yoshino
All organizations face barriers to diversity and inclusion, such as implicit bias and stereotyping. One key solution to these challenges…

Diversity Across Generations: Supporting Workplace Inclusion

Taught by Madecraft
With five different generations all serving in today’s distributed workforce, you need to know how to collaborate with colleagues of…

Bystander Training: From Bystander to Upstander

Taught by Catherine Mattice
Working in a toxic environment can make anyone feel helpless. Even HR representatives can feel like their hands are tied.…

Using Gender Inclusive Language

Taught by Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
Language shapes the way we understand ourselves, our world, and our relationships. The words we use can create a sense…

Unconscious Bias

Taught by Stacey Gordon
To some degree, we are all biased. Our experiences shape who we are, and our dimensions of diversity—race, ethnicity, gender,…

Emotional Intelligence as an Inclusivity Booster

Taught by Living Corporate
In this audio-only course, host Zach Nunn speaks with facilitator, instructional designer, meeting host and leadership consultant David Foster of…

The Value of Employee Resource Groups

Taught by Living Corporate
In this audio-only course, Kanarys co-founder Star Carter joins host Zach Nunn to speak with James Fripp, the chief diversity…

Handling Workplace Bullying

Taught by Catherine Mattice
Bullying is a social phenomenon in which the bystanders, leaders, and organizational culture all play a role. It has emotional,…

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