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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks to all who came to the GSC DEI Town Hall this past week! We heard updates from a few departments that sparked some great discussions in the breakout rooms. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our next Conduit interdepartmental discussion will take place this coming Thursday, 10/8, at 5pm. Zoom link
</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/94939466402"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. We will re-hash and provide updates from the Town Hall on Grad Admissions
and Faculty Hiring. This will be a great time to continue any open questions conduits may have from the Town Hall or about any other DEI initiatives in your department in general!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We have two open Constituency Representative (C-Rep) positions for first generation/low income students and students with disabilities. Please contact
</span><a href="mailto:gsc-diversity-officers@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">gsc-diversity-officers@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> if interested.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sign up to the DEI mailing list gsc-diversity-all@mit.edu
</span><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For any general questions regarding DEI or how to get involved, please contact us at gsc-diversity@mit.edu.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">GSC DEI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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