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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We hope you all had a relaxing break. Please enjoy this special edition of the GSC DEI Newsletter with our events for this week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">GSC DEI x SAS x RISE Town Hall on </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">Preventing & Responding to Misconduct</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">When</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">: Thursday, December 3, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">W</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">here:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/99871745802"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://mit.zoom.us/j/99871745802</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212529">RSVP: </span></b><a href="https://forms.gle/7AYrKrHHekTuaHHVA"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/7AYrKrHHekTuaHHVA</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Join the GSC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, MIT Student Advocates for Survivors (SAS), and the Reject Injustice through Student Empowerment (RISE) Campaign for an open discussion on reforming
the policies around prevention and response to misconduct. These reforms are part of
</span><a href="https://www.rise4mit.com/demands-section-3"><span style="color:#1155CC">Demand 3 of the RISE Campaign</span></a><span style="color:black">. Any MIT student is welcome to join!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">We'll first hear moving testimonials from survivors in the MIT community, followed by updates from RISE and SAS on advocacy efforts. We'll finish with breakout group discussions on how we move forward. We are
looking to hear from all perspectives as part of the discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Invite your friends and colleagues, and we hope to see you there!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Continuing on:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#212529">Connect your department with the<a href="https://www.rise4mit.com/"><span style="color:#212529">
</span><span style="color:#007BFF">RISE Coalition</span></a> and discuss strategic reforms across MIT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#212529">For more updates from GSC DEI, subscribe at:<a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all"><span style="color:#212529">
</span><span style="color:#007BFF">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:fuchsia">Our next conduit bi-weekly meeting is this Friday (12/4) from 1-2 pm (<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/97691330755">zoom link</a>)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. These
meetings are open to any student and are an opportunity to chat about DEI initiatives going on in your department and to learn about what is happening in others. (Feel free to come late or leave early--whatever works for your schedule!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This Friday, we will discuss the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>graduate admissions process</b>. If your department has grad students on the admissions committee, are looking into
adding grad students on the committee, or are curious about this process, please join in on this week's meeting! We hope to cover any obstacles, challenges, and lessons learned regarding the incorporation of students on graduate admissions committees (or
about the grad admissions process in general).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Feel free to invite anyone that will be interested in learning or discussing this topic!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">See everyone on Friday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Zoom link: <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/97691330755">https://mit.zoom.us/j/97691330755</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">GSC DEI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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