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The Berkeley Initiative for Leadership on Diversity (BILD) has funded five separate projects designed to increase cultural competency among UC Berkeley staff and students. 

From the article:

For its second year, the BILD steering committee received 16 applications. Eight groups were invited to submit more detailed applications for final consideration. Three of the five 2008-09 BILD projects are new, and two others will build and expand efforts begun last year. Although each of the projects will try to foster diversity and inclusiveness in different ways, each leadership team shares the chancellor’s commitment to making Berkeley a more welcoming place for all.

While each project aims to foster diversity in a thoughtful and interactive manner, the Interactive Theater Project most directly addresses issues of inclusion in the workplace.  Another project, Learning to Lead, addresses communication and teamwork in a multicultural environment.  What is most attractive about each of these projects is that they not only engage participants in a meaningful way, but that they also fulfill requirements for state-mandated trainings.

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