Pfizer reposted this
As the Enterprise Chair of Pfizer’s Global Black Community colleague resource group, my leadership team and I outlined four priorities for 2024 that are aimed at helping Pfizer attract and retain Black talent at all levels within the company. One of these priorities, which I am proud to share here, is our expanded engagement with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the students they serve. Last week, in honor of the MLK Holiday in the United States, we held a program titled, “Preserving the Dream: Advancing Education and Equity for MLK’s Legacy” with special guests, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President, Benedict College (SC), Dr. Paulette Dillard, President, Shaw University (NC), and Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Howard University (DC). We were excited to introduce not only these outstanding women to our diverse population of colleagues at Pfizer but also the value of an HBCU education. In the words of Dr. King, a Morehouse College graduate, “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits." Like Dr. King, we can all empower change.
Way to stay the course, more important than ever. 👍🏾👊🏾🙏🏾
Thank you for the commitment to pay it forward - what you are doing matters!
Bert Bruce and team, thank you for being so intentional with recruiting and retaining black employees at Pfizer. How do we encourage more biopharma companies to take this approach?
Absolutely love this! Being a graduate of an HBCU, having access to opportunities like the Break Through Fellows Program would have been truly transformative for me. I look forward to seeing Pfizer continue to create direct pipelines for these valuable opportunities.
Go HBCU and ShawU4Life
É um enorme fortalecimento.
Outstanding 👏🏾
Awesome initiative, Bert - don’t forget other great educational institutions like OBERLIN COLLEGE; not an HBCU but the first college to admit women and Black students. Happy to introduce you to our amazing President, Carmen Ambar - we’d love to be part of your program!