News & Updates

A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding and involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list will be published on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. Book: “Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice: 15 Stories” by Eddie Moore (Editor), Marguerite W. Penick-Parks…

We at the Cleveland Leadership Center have joined forces with The City Club of Cleveland, Global Cleveland, Business Volunteers Unlimited, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and Engage! Cleveland to address racism and inequity in Greater Cleveland. In our Collective Commitment to Cleveland announcement, we called on community members to pledge to promote equity and inclusion…

The Center for Community Solutions recently announced Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (LC 1995) as one of the co-recipients of the 2020 winners of the Community Solutions Award for Public Service in Honor of John Begala. According to The Center for Community Solutions website, “This award honors those who have shown a great commitment to public…

Nora Loftus (LC 2019, CLI 2014) was recently recognized by the Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of their 2020 Women Worth Watching. According to a release by Frantz Ward, where Nora is a Partner, “The women selected for this award provide change in their workplaces and in the world through contributions and achievements in…

Six CLC alumni made Crain’s Cleveland Business‘ 40 Under Forty list for 2020. According to Crain’s, they “represent a range of businesses and backgrounds, these 40 are committed to the future of Northeast Ohio. They range from professionals to entrepreneurs to community servants. And in a year that has been like no other with the…