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DHR FY24 EEO/AA Report and FY25 Action Plan Show Progress and Ongoing Focus on Workforce Diversity and Accountability

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), released the FY24 EEO/AA Report and FY25 Action Plan, highlighting progress in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across Executive Branch Agencies, along with a notable increase in state job applications. The report also outlines action plans for FY25 to further the state’s commitment to workforce diversity and inclusion.




DHR Report Highlights Success of Replacing Bachelor’s Degree Requirement With Relevant Experience in Select State Jobs

Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR) released its Job Requirement Project Report, demonstrating the positive outcomes of removing mandatory bachelor’s degree requirements in favor of relevant experience for certain state jobs.




Governor Carney Launches Statewide Student Mentoring Program

Department of Education | Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Volunteers, businesses encouraged to mentor students and sign up using new registration system   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney joined Delaware Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Mark Holodick, Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR) Secretary Claire DeMatteis, elected officials, and advocates on Monday, October 28, to celebrate mentoring and encourage participation with the new State of Delaware centralized […]




OWAA Releases Comprehensive Report on the Status of Women in Delaware

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

The OWAA’s Delaware Women Status Report highlights advances in women’s leadership and health while noting ongoing issues like wage gaps and high childcare costs. Read the full report at OWAA’s website.




Panel Discussion Marked 70 Years Since Brown v. Board of Education: Delaware’s Role in Desegregating Public Schools

Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. — On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the State of Delaware’s Department of Human Resources, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office, hosted a panel discussion featuring descendants of the Delaware cases that […]







  Category: Department of Human Resources

DHR FY24 EEO/AA Report and FY25 Action Plan Show Progress and Ongoing Focus on Workforce Diversity and Accountability

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), released the FY24 EEO/AA Report and FY25 Action Plan, highlighting progress in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across Executive Branch Agencies, along with a notable increase in state job applications. The report also outlines action plans for FY25 to further the state’s commitment to workforce diversity and inclusion.




DHR Report Highlights Success of Replacing Bachelor’s Degree Requirement With Relevant Experience in Select State Jobs

Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR) released its Job Requirement Project Report, demonstrating the positive outcomes of removing mandatory bachelor’s degree requirements in favor of relevant experience for certain state jobs.




Governor Carney Launches Statewide Student Mentoring Program

Department of Education | Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Volunteers, businesses encouraged to mentor students and sign up using new registration system   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney joined Delaware Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Mark Holodick, Delaware Department of Human Resources (DHR) Secretary Claire DeMatteis, elected officials, and advocates on Monday, October 28, to celebrate mentoring and encourage participation with the new State of Delaware centralized […]




OWAA Releases Comprehensive Report on the Status of Women in Delaware

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

The OWAA’s Delaware Women Status Report highlights advances in women’s leadership and health while noting ongoing issues like wage gaps and high childcare costs. Read the full report at OWAA’s website.




Panel Discussion Marked 70 Years Since Brown v. Board of Education: Delaware’s Role in Desegregating Public Schools

Department of Human Resources | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2024

WILMINGTON, Del. — On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the State of Delaware’s Department of Human Resources, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office, hosted a panel discussion featuring descendants of the Delaware cases that […]