05/19/2021 - We share the strategic goal of achieving health equity and offer our support in your work, as a food and nutrition professional organization and as essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
04/28/2021 - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Ill.) and 10 members of Congress have urged House Appropriations Committee leadership to include $310 million in funding to address racial disparities in nutrition.
04/08/2021 - The Academy Foundation is accepting applications for a new Advancing Diversity in Dietetics Scholarship that will provide $25,000 each to two aspiring RDNs of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
03/31/2021 - The Foundation has awarded its first Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship to registered dietitian nutritionist Marie AK Allsopp, a clinical assistant professor in nutrition science at Purdue University.
03/18/2021 - The Academy stands firmly with our members and all Americans of Asian descent, and in strong opposition to recent increases in threats, harassment and violence against members of the Asian community in the United States.
02/01/2021 - The Diversity and Inclusion Committee has drafted overarching goals for a D&I action plan that is based on qualitatively analyzed member and external stakeholder feedback.
12/15/2020 - The Diversity and Inclusion Committee thanks all Academy members and external stakeholders for the valuable insights they have provided to assist the committee.
12/18/2020 - The D&I Committee has been in consultation and collaboration with numerous Academy groups and organizational units, encouraging them to view projects such as webinars, videos, pamphlets and educational sessions through a diversity and inclusion lens.
12/17/2020 - The Academy president addresses recent news stories, blog postings and videos concerning the Academy and issues of diversity and inclusion.
12/16/2020 - The Academy’s Board of Directors and its organizational units are working to strengthen and address Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, creating real, sustained change.
10/01/2020 - Ten diversity and inclusion-focused listening sessions were completed on September 30, which included up to 25 participants per session.
08/26/2020 - The committee wants to continue the conversation via a series of listening sessions scheduled for the weeks of September 21 and 28.
07/23/2020 - The Academy continues to advance efforts organization-wide to address diversity, equity and inclusion. The Board of Directors empowered the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to make recommendations to support this important work.
07/22/2020 - The Diversity and Inclusion Committee has been working intensively to listen to members and has adjusted its plan of work accordingly.
06/29/2020 - In the past weeks, the Academy has heard from and reached out to individuals and groups who have expressed concerns, made recommendations and offered potential solutions regarding systemic racism.
