Whitney is a 2024 adjunct professor for the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership for the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
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Click here to read more about this award and Whitney’s advice to new professionals.
in August 2023 Whitney started writing a monthly column for the daily mountain eagle which covers Walker County, Alabama.
Whether a student, intern or faculty member, Whitney Maddox (G’10, ‘19) has become a beloved figure in Georgetown’s community for working to elevate the voices and issues of BIPOC students.
Click here to read the full article in Georgetown University’s The Voice.
September 19, 2023; Washington, D.C.— NPR is pleased to announce that Whitney Maddox has been promoted to Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily.
You know, I often say that before we can ask about what should be communicated about DEI goals and progress, leaders first have to ask themselves why they arrived at that particular goal.
Click here to read the full article on the Greater Public website.
Whitney is a 2023 graduate of the Public Media Women in Leadership: Public Media CEO/COO Boot Camp. The industry’s first CEO/COO Boot Camp is an intensive, six month program that provides education and hands-on experiences in critical aspects of station knowledge and management.
Click here to read more about the Public Media CEO/BOO Boot Camp.
Whitney was selected by her colleagues to win NPR’s spark and impact award as a first year employee.
Click here to read the remarks by NPR’s Chief Diversity Office Keith Woods.
In this edition of The Pool, we spend time with NPR's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager, Whitney Maddox. She explains how her unique professional and academic background prepared her to step into NPR and what she has learned and accomplished after one year in the role.
Oakman, Alabama native Whitney Maddox has made her mark in the corporate world and is coming back home to Alabama to continue her inspirational work in a quest to be BOLD.
Whitney emerged from a field of 499 candidates from across the country. She joins us after more than a decade of working with students, faculty and staff at Georgetown University on matters of race, racism and privilege.
Join host Eddie Robinson as he facilitates unguarded conversations with NPR's DEI Manager, Whitney Maddox for fresh, new insight and perspective on the future of these initiatives.
Click here to listen to the podcast episode.