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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hi everyone! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI newsletter and Happy Halloween!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">General GSC DEI</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Check out our new Google Calendar that includes all of our events
</span><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dWszdDZhb2tuZWMyMm5nMzZlZ2psdXNjZHNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ"><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">Thanks to those who came to our Town Hall on Increasing Resources for Education and Support! We had a lot of great discussions on the hiring of departmental level Diversity Officers
and heard from speakers from different departments on the status of these efforts. We will be having another town hall next month on the policies for prevention and response to misconduct, so stay tuned for details! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Department and Classroom Inclusion</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are excited to announce that our GSC DEI Recommendations Scorecard has been published on our
</span><a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/gsc-dei-recommendations-scorecard/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> as well as the
</span><a href="https://www.rise4mit.com/dept-scorecard"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">RISE website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">! The GSC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has collected
lists of recommendations presented across a majority of the departments at MIT. These recommendations are made by students to their department administration in response to
</span><a href="https://www.shutdownstem.com/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">#ShutDownStem</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> discussions that took across MIT on June 10, 2020. This scorecard both
compiles all the departmental recommendation lists in one place, and tracks progress of their implementation. We recognize the significant work being done across MIT towards building an equitable, diverse and inclusive community. We hope that the Departmental
Recommendations Scorecard will further this work by serving as an accountability tool and encouraging the sharing of ideas across campus.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Student Life</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Latinx Virtual Leadership Experience Conference will be held March 27, 2021. If you’re interested in attending and identify as LGBTQ+, LBGTQ+ Services can fund the conference
ticket for you! Please e</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">mail
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">lbgt@mit.edu</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> with your interest, and whether you’re an undergraduate or a graduate student (since there are separate funding
applications for both groups). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Institute Community & Equity Office is hosting a variety of public guest lectures on the Black experience - check them out
</span><a href="https://diversity.mit.edu/events"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">! Zoom link to register
</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqcO-hrz8qGtDBsu_3dCAa5QAi3_x-VnWp"><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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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov. 3rd: Eating while Black II: TBD<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov. 10th: Walking while Black I: Prof. Elijah Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov. 17th: Walking while Black II: Topher Sanders<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The MIT International Students Office is hosting their
</span><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/department/mit_international_students_office"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">“Navigating MIT” Series</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> in the coming weeks
(also open for non-international students to attend). RSVP </span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y5d4jmm"><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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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov. 6th 1pm: Hack your sleep<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nov. 13th 10am: Effective stress management during COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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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
</span><a href="mailto:gsc-diversity@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">gsc-diversity@mit.edu</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">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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