| Cover Story: Fannie Mae - Agent of Change |
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| An interview with Vice President of Diversity, Health and Worklife Maria L. Johnson on more than a decade of accomplishment at Fannie Mae and her vision for its future. |
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| Raising The Bar: Corporate and Non-Profit Perspectives |
| Syncrude Canada Ltd. - Refining Leadership |
| Syncrude’s Leadership Excellence Process and LeaderShip newsletter promote employee growth and improve company culture. |
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| Ernst & Young LLP - Friends of the Court |
| Sixty-nine corporations filed an amicus brief in support of the University of Michigan’s admission policies. Why Ernst & Young felt it was the right thing-and the only thing-to do. |
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| Deloitte & Touche - Betting on a Sure Thing |
| To better reach the under-served Indian Gaming market, Deloitte & Touch brought in “a ringer” in Gjrjle Dunlap. |
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| Special Feature: Supplier Diversity |
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| The strategies that will make today's alliances more rewarding, and tomorrow's even more profitable. |
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| DaimlerChrysler - Twenty Years of Minority Supplier Leadership |
| Since the inception of its program in 1983, DaimlerChrysler has sourced over $21 billion with minority suppliers. |
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| MGM MIRAGE - Focus on the Business Case |
| MGM MIRAGE takes aggressive steps to advance their new supplier diversity initiative. |
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| The Coca-Cola Company - Part of the Big Picture |
| Coke’s commitment to be a model corporate citizen in the communities it serves is well represented by its extensive supplier diversity program. |
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| Xerox Corporation - Outside the Box |
| Xerox makes a departure from the traditional business model to make minority suppliers visible participating partners. |
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| Ford Motor Company - Empowering the Community |
| Ford’s comprehensive plan of continuing support and education to minority suppliers builds trust and loyalty just as certainly as it builds and sustains communities. |
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| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. - Harnessing the New Tools |
| Starwood launched its MBE program last month with an online vendor registration and database. |
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| The MWBE Directory - Point. Click. Connect. |
| MWBEs find a new website the ideal place to advertise, network and connect with purchasing corporations. |
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| Legal Briefings |
| Holland & Knight LLP - Affirmative Reaction? |
| The Supreme Court’s University of Michigan decisions reinforce diversity in education and corporate America; however, corporations and colleges must be careful, cautious and counseled. |
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| Patton Boggs LLP - Brave New Diverse World |
| History may show the debate outside the courtroom was more important than the Supreme Court’s actual decision. How this debate deepens the need for a comprehensive corporate diversity strategy. |
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| The Changing Landscape |
| Simmons Associates, Inc. - Ten Red Flags in a Diversity Initiative |
| Ready ... FIRE ... aim! Starting the diversity initiative before the business case and strategy have been completed can be a monumental waste of time and money. |
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| Spencer Stuart - The Recession-Proof Program |
| Why your diversity initiative must—and will—survive this economy. |
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