Dr. Maura Cullen is the author of the bestselling book "35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say: Surprising Things We Say That Widen the Diversity Gap". She is a highly-acclaimed diversity trainer who has educated and inspired people worldwide in over 400 universities and organizations on how to be more inclusive and authentic when communicating with others. With over 25 years of experience as a keynote speaker and her doctorate in Social Justice & Diversity Education from the University of Massachusetts, she is widely considered one of the nation's foremost authorities of diversity issues today.

Growing up, we are taught that it is not polite to stare at someone with a disability. However, we are so paranoid that we will mess up and stare that we don't dare even look at the person.  As a r...

Claims of reverse discrimination have been around for a while; however, recent events have brought it back into the forefront.  With the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the New Haven, CT white fire...