Roundtable Discussion: Student Views on Inclusion in the Global Workplace

With Atlanta’s growth as a global business hub, corporate initiatives on diversity, equity, and social justice are intersecting in new ways with their mandate to cultivate a culturally competent workforce.

A new sense of urgency seems to have gripped the business community with the racial reckoning after George Floyd’s death and the inequities spotlighted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

As one of the most concentrated higher education hubs in the U.S., Atlanta is graduating thousands of increasingly diverse future workers who demand bold action on these crucial issues. And with a worker shortage already taking hold in some sectors, how well companies can meet students’ demands for meaningful social action in their workplace will become a competitiveness issue.

Are companies ready for this new recruitment reality? Are students empowered to make their voices heard? Or does a diversity divide persist?

Join the Race Beyond Borders initiative for a lively, honest conversation with Atlanta-area students. Race Beyond Borders initiative is coordinated by the Atlanta Global Studies Center. For more information: https://atlantaglobalstudies.gatech.edu/Race-Beyond-Borders

Moderator:

Trevor Williams, Managing Editor, Global Atlanta

Speakers:

Fana Ruth HaileSelassie, President, Student Government Association, International Studies major & graduating senior, Spelman College

Mark Lannaman, Broadcast Journalism major & graduating senior, Georgia State University; Fellow, Every Learner Everywhere; Associate Producer for “Crucial Conversations”, African American Male Initiative at GSU

Peter Roberts, Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director of Specialty Coffee Programs at The Roberto C. Goizueta Business & Society Institute

Taos Wynn, Social Advocate, Author, Speaker

  More speakers to be confirmed