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New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders 2021

Congratulations to NUDC Board member Val Armstrong for being named one of New Jersey’s most influential DEI leaders.
more»NUDC Statement STOP AAPI HATRED

We will not tolerate race-based hatred.
We will not tolerate racist attacks on our sisters and brothers. There is no room for this and no room for the speech that enables such actions. We pledge to call it out when we see it – at home, in our neighborhoods, in our workplaces. Whether it was the expulsion of Chinese-Americans in Tacoma in 1885; more»
The importance of improving corporate diversity

Keisha Parker, Exelon director of diverse business empowerment, talks about the desperate need for more diversity in high-level corporate positions.
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15 JSU students form Campus Energy Network’s inaugural class of scholars

Fifteen Jackson State University students have been selected for the Campus Energy Network (CEN), a new career exploration program that connects high-achieving college students with mentors from the energy sector. The announcement was made by the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) and the National Utilities Diversity Council (NUDC). The CEN more»
Breaking News: Commission Diversity Toolkit will be added to NUDC’s free Diversity Toolkit later this month!

The Toolkit is a free resource that shares best practices and other tools, data, and guides to help companies, regulatory agencies, suppliers, and individuals advance their Diversity & Inclusion efforts, enhance their recruiting options and success, and add to their knowledge of the lay of the land in Diversity & Inclusion in the utilities and more»
Women’s Suffrage: Celebrating on the Road to Success

U.S. Constitution, Amendment IXX
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
For the first 143 years of our nation’s existence, women’s rights were limited. Married more»
NUDC is saddened by the passing of former Assembly member Gwen Moore, CA-49

NUDC is saddened by the passing of former Assemblymember Gwen Moore, CA-49 on August 19. She was a tireless fighter for her constituents and for California and served as Majority Whip during her tenure. Her positive impact on diversity in the utilities and communications industry cannot be calculated. She was the author of General Order 156, which more»
Black Lives Matter

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America
Slavery didn’t end in 1865, it just evolved.
Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative, Legacy Museum, National more»