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<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">Hi HCA members,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">I just wanted to pass around two big updates that are housing relevant:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">One of the <a href="https://orgchart.mit.edu/sites/default/files/reports/20180808-Chancellor-MIT-VC-Housing-Report.pdf">
recommendations of the 2017-2018 Graduate Housing Working Group</a> was to provide short yearly updates to assess the Institute's progress in achieving various changes in Graduate Housing. You can find the first yearly update on graduate housing at the page
<a href="https://studentlife.mit.edu/about/goals-mission-and-organization/meet-suzy-nelson/key-matters/graduate-housing-working-group-implementation-team">
here​</a>! </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;"><a href="https://orgchart.mit.edu/sites/default/files/reports/20180808-Chancellor-MIT-VC-Housing-Report.pdf">​</a>There has been work to fulfill the commitment to add 950 new graduate beds. A new graduate
dorm is planned for West Campus, which will add 550 new beds to Graduate Housing! Check out the
<a title="http://news.mit.edu/2019/new-project-advances-commitment-expanding-graduate-housing-1219
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" href="http://news.mit.edu/2019/new-project-advances-commitment-expanding-graduate-housing-1219">
MIT News article here</a>.</span></li></ul>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">Thanks, and happy holidays!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Sans-Serif;">Mohammad</span></div>
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