The hot new term in higher education is “cultural competence,” says Norman Levitt, a mathematics professor at Rutgers University at New Brunswick. But, he warns, the phrase is little more than a ...

New research shows ‘cultural intelligence’ has both beneficial and unintended effects, challenging common assumptions about ...

Student teachers with more multicultural awareness foster more positive classroom environments for their students, finds a new study. Student teachers with more multicultural awareness foster more ...

Jebeh Edmunds has a passion for offering multicultural educational resources to promote positive change. She does that through her own consulting small business, Jebeh Consulting Company. “As humans, ...

The technology sector is in the midst of a raging debate about whether its leaders have done enough to ensure a diverse workforce. Yet those efforts are falling well short of the mark, leading some ...

An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

Given the globalization of the modern business environment, leaders within organizations need to be adept at managing employees of varying cultural backgrounds and at communicating with clients all ...

A study of Spanish-speaking patients with diabetes found that physicians’ self-rated Spanish fluency and cultural competence were strongly linked to better patient-reported interpersonal care. Higher ...

Programmatic media buyers know that multicultural audiences are a rapidly growing and vital market segment. However, advertisers also know that targeting these audiences can be challenging, especially ...

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

Educators are very familiar with “soft skills,” or those that are peripheral to the core curriculum—nice additions if you have the time. Associating “soft” with a skill often means it is often ...

Hopewell Township's annual Cultural Festival is not just a celebration of different cultures, but a gathering of people to ...