Tag: diversity
Transitions Optical and OneSight Partnership Helps Increase Accessibility to Vision Care...
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and committing to the importance of EssilorLuxottica’s foundational values under diversity, Transitions Optical’s Diversity Advisory Board...
Indiana University School of Optometry Expands Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship...
Through partnerships with the National Optometric Association , Black Eyecare Perspective and supportive Indiana University School of Optometry (IUSO) alumni, the school has announced an expansion...
The New England College of Optometry and Warby Parker Expand Scholarship
New England College of Optometry (NECO) announced that eyewear brand Warby Parker has expanded its first-of-its-kind scholarship at NECO, with the goal of increasing...
Responses to Poll on Bias Range From Fear to Dismissiveness
When WO created a Pop-up Poll to ask about whether eye care professionals have seen or heard or experienced any increase in bias—especially toward those in the Asian American Pacific Island community, the poll happened to be in the field at the same time that the Atlanta spa shootings occurred, in which eight people—six of them Asian or Asian American women—were killed.
Dr. Ruth Shoge: Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter For Everyone
Ruth Y. Shoge, OD, MPH, is passionate about educating current and future optometrists about cultural competency and humility and the importance for this kind of education in the curriculum.
A Pipeline for Black Optometry Students
Essence Johnson, OD, of the Black EyeCare Perspective reviews steps to bring in more people of color to the profession.
Southern College of Optometry Embraces Diversity and Inclusion in New Programming...
The Memphis-based optometry institution expanded the role for Janette Pepper, OD, to coordinator for minority recruitment and named her coordinator for student diversity and inclusion.
NECO Names First Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
Angela Abraham, OD, has been appointed as the first-ever diversity and inclusion liaison for the New England College of Optometry (NECO). Dr. Abraham will...
“A Moment of Reckoning”
Women In Optometry (WO) shares this message from WO advisory board member Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, president of the National Optometric Association.
