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Book of the Month: Reinventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance

Diversity in business and other organizations has been a goal for more than a quarter of a century, yet companies struggle to create an inclusive work place. In Reinventing Diversity, one of America's leading diversity experts explains why most diversity programs fail and how we can make them work. In this inspiring guide, Howard Ross, uses interviews, personal stories, statistics, and case studies to show that there is no quick fix, no easy answer. Acceptance needs to become part of the culture of a company, not just a mandated attitude. People still feel alienated because of their race, language, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or culture. Many of these prejudices are unconscious and exclusions unintentional. Only through challenging our own preconceived notions about diversity can we build a productive and collaborative work environment in which all people are included... - from Amazon.com. See all our new books this month

Just in Time: Women's History LibGuide

March is Women's History Month. Read about the history of women, including books, articles, media, primary and secondary sources. COM Library's LibGuides are media rich and feature embedded videos, podcast feeds, RSS feed, books from the library catalog, and more.  Go to the guide! Features: -View historical photographs of women collected by the George Eastman House on the home page. -Access the best COM Library and free history databases on the Find Articles page. -Read a Google preview COM Library's print book Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England on the Find Books page. -Read and download full text classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony. from Google books on the Find eBooks page. -Watch Alfre Woodard read Sojourner Truth on the Find Media page.

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