<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:-webkit-standard;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hi all,</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Newsletter!</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">General GSC DEI </span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Check out our Google Calendar that includes all of our events</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=dWszdDZhb2tuZWMyMm5nMzZlZ2psdXNjZHNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">!
If you would like to submit an event to the calendar you can do so using this</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD6FFBRfAHf1ukXeo3DubrU_gP55UbJ1z1NyTQe2tb67jVeQ/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD6FFBRfAHf1ukXeo3DubrU_gP55UbJ1z1NyTQe2tb67jVeQ/viewform"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">form</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<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><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><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><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">if
interested.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sign up to the DEI mailing list</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:gsc-diversity-all@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">gsc-diversity-all@mit.edu</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<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><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:gsc-diversity@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">gsc-diversity@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RISE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This update is also posted as an op-ed on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://rise4mit.medium.com/rise-update-on-guaranteed-transitional-funding-211a2bd67ebc" title="https://rise4mit.medium.com/rise-update-on-guaranteed-transitional-funding-211a2bd67ebc">Medium</a> and
on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.rise4mit.com/updates">RISE website</a> — please share it with your friends and coworkers!</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<br>
We are pleased to announce that we have made significant progress on a key demand of the RISE campaign. We will soon have </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.rise4mit.com/demands-section-3" title="https://www.rise4mit.com/demands-section-3">guaranteed
transitional funding</a><span style="color:black"> for all students across MIT who wish to leave an unhealthy advising relationship.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Department and Classroom Inclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Last semester was our first semester trying out the bi-weekly conduit meet-ups/discussions. Each meeting focused on separate DEI topics such as graduate application assistance programs, graduate admissions,
and diversity officers/committees. They were all really wonderful, informative, and helpful! If you have any comments and/or feedback about our conduit meetings or ideas for future discussions, please let us know! (send feedback/ideas to Erica Salazar</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:ericasal@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">ericasal@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">).
Stay tuned for announcements regarding future conduit meetings, they will be starting up again soon!</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Student Life </span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Come celebrate the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>women<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>run Start-ups at MIT/Wellesley with us! The event is going to be educational,
celebrational and inspirational. Network with Start-up teams, get advice from an amazing panel and learn about resources to help launch your business. Looking forward to seeing you on International Women's Day 2021. To gain access to a FREE ticket to the showcase through
GSC DEI, <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RSVP</span></strong> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScg8qOXb6Ol9YKI2KmSTM8mABiSSigimmPCnC714ZzIEkukJg/viewform">here</a><span style="color:black">.
(Flyer attached). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<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 class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:lbgt@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">lbgt@mit.edu</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></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><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Save the date for the Boston Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality @ MIT conference: Radical Love Across Difference! The conference will be held virtually April 9-11,
2021. For more information and to sign up to attend, visit</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://www.gcws.mit.edu/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join the International Support Network! </span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">International Student Support mailing list URL:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contact:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:international-support-admin@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">international-support-admin@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Recent Developments have highlighted the lack of support and heightened concern among the international community at MIT. MIT COVID Relief has created a new mailing list to share information, provide
each other support, and organize future town halls. Join the mailing list</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:international-support-network@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">international-support-network@mit.edu</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">at
the above URL. All members of the MIT community are welcome! For more MIT COVID Relief news, see</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/mitcovidrelief"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://twitter.com/mitcovidrelief</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">GSC’s Graduate Research Advising Survey</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Let us know your experience with advising at MIT by filling out the <b>GSC’s Graduate Research Advising Survey! </b>This *<b>new*</b> <b>student-run</b> survey is completely anonymous
(Kerberos is used for authentication and is <i>not</i> saved with responses) and our hope is to accurately capture the reality of current MIT graduate students when it comes to advising.<a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GB" target="_blank" title="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GB"><span style="color:#0563C1">Enter
the Survey</span></a> (kerberos used for access-only, no identifying information is saved with responses)<br>
Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:<br>
<a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GB" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GB</span></a>We will also be running a raffle to give away 5 prizes (MIT sweatshirts, battery
banks, and shoulder massagers) to those that fill out the survey. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#1D1C1D">·</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Eligibility: MIT Graduate
students with an advisor who supervised their research in 2020 </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#1D1C1D">·</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Survey takes 10-15 minutes
to complete</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#1D1C1D">·</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Open now until February
15</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:57.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:#1D1C1D">·</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1D1C1D"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">Survey results will be
used by the GSC to advocate for advisor-advisee policies, shared with department and student leadership, and MIT-wide results posted publicly</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D;background:white">For more info checkout <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/advising-survey" target="_blank" title="http://gsc.mit.edu/advising-survey"><span style="color:#0563C1">gsc.mit.edu/advising-survey</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Spring 2021 LEAPS courses</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To graduate students and postdocs: <br>
<br>
Registration is now open for the Spring 2021 LEAPS courses on <i>Navigating science career journeys with LEAdership and Professional Strategies & Skills Training</i>(8.S396 & 8.S397; listed as “Special Subject: Physics” — long story, weird name, but it’s LEAPS!)<br>
<br>
These are two half-semester courses to ease participation amidst everyone’s busy research life and various responsibilities. The two parts can be taken separately or together. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
We strongly recommend taking both parts, though, for participants to receive the full training and to make best use of this unique opportunity! Part I starts on Tuesday Feb 16, 9:30am.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">8.S396 for Part I — Sharpen Your Professional Strategies & Skills (from Feb 16 to Apr 1, 2021)<br>
8.S397 for Part II — Developing Your Leadership Competencies (from Apr 6 to May 20, 2021)<br>
<br>
<b>Registration:</b><br>
Grad students: Register for the courses as for any other of your courses<br>
Postdocs: Register by form: <a href="https://forms.gle/36S7kuc2WWDYLKTT9" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://forms.gle/36S7kuc2WWDYLKTT9</span></a><br>
<br>
Open to all Graduate Students and Postdocs at MIT, particularly for School of Science members. The course will be co-facilitated by groups of selected postdocs who are learning to teach this course. This will provide for additional mentoring and networking
opportunities.<br>
<br>
More information can be found on our website <a href="https://physics.mit.edu/mitleaps/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://physics.mit.edu/mitleaps/</span></a>. Interested folks can connect with us via <a href="mailto:mitleaps@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">mitleaps@gmail.com</span></a>.
Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to register for these courses.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GSC DEI </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>