What's The Difference?

Dwight Hamilton, J.D. is the Director of the Office of Equity and Access for the Adtalem Global Education Group. Prior to coming to Adtalem, Mr. Hamilton worked at Northwestern University as its Associate Vice President for Equity and Smith College as its Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity and was its first Chief Diversity Officer. After practicing law for fifteen years, Mr. Hamilton transitioned into higher education by working at Grand Valley State University as its Associate Vice President for Affirmative Action and Title IX Coordinator. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Dwight’s background in legal practice transitioned into his career in diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education How the Adtalem Global Education Group runs a number of educational institutions in the US and throughout the world What impact Dwight recognizes from the global pandemic on diversity, equity and inclusion in the online education space Why there are differences between diversity, equity and