<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="270" valign="top" style="width:202.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"><img src="cid:ii_ilro8dcj0_15374091a2995e81" width="214" height="154" class="" tabindex="0" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></span></p></td><td width="426" style="width:319.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Send your ideas to: </span></b><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Send your announcements to: </span></b><a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Visit us: </span></b><a href="http://gwamit.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">http://gwamit.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 8.1pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">March 14, 2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:143.55pt"><td width="270" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="width:202.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:143.55pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">========</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">IN BRIEF</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">========</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">GW@MIT:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">1. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting! (Mar. 15^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">2. GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference Team Meeting! (Mar. 15^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">4. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">MIT:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">5. [MIT Spouses&amp;Partners Connect] Semi Annual Kids Clothing Exchange (Mar. 14^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series (Mar. 16^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">7. Reimaging Your Life - Discussion Group (Mar. 10^th – Mar. 31^st)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">8. Women Take the Reel: Film Festival Celebrating Women&#39;s History Month (now – Mar. 30^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">9. Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias (Mar. 17^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">10. MIT Random Acts of Kindness Week (Mar. 28^th – Apr. 1^st)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">11. MIT Work-Life Center Spring 2016 Seminar Series (now - May)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">12. MIT CONNECT Announcement</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">Outside MIT:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">13.</span> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Cohen Media Group&#39;s MARGUERITE Advance Screening Invitation (Mar. 15^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">14. [MASS AWIS] Crafting Your Story for Career Transition (Mar. 23^rd)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">15. [MASS AWIS] Resume Workshop (Mar. 29^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">16. Harvard WIMS 2016 Women in Math and Statistics Conference (Apr. 2^nd)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">17. Feminist Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond (Apr. 9^th)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p></td><td width="426" valign="top" style="width:319.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:143.55pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Dear GW@MIT Members,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">As you may have noticed, we’ve changed the format of our weekly announcements. I hope you will enjoy this new version! Also, if you have any ideas or any suggestions, you could always reach us at</span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">It has been warm last week indicating the coming of the spring. The GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting is scheduled this week. Every one of you will be welcomed. Please refer to the following information for details.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The GWAMIT Board</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.9pt"><td width="426" valign="top" style="width:319.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.9pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">====================</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">====================</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">************* GW@MIT *************</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><a name="435834916_item1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">1. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting!</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Tuesday, Mar. 15th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> MIT Building </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">32-144<span style="color:black"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">RSVP: </span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jy7uz_EEW-C6xewCCJQfIBvGCvN00N0wxicoyTDRET0/viewform?fbzx=405224873055049540" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Please join us for the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">We welcome everyone to this meeting: members, departmental representatives, anyone wanting to know more about GWAMIT and discuss personal, professional as well as academic issues relevant to our community.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Please RSVP at the link above so we can have a sense of numbers (and order enough food! :-))</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><a name="435834916_item2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">2. GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference Team Meeting!</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Tuesday, Mar. 15th, 4:30 – 6:00pm (before the General Board Meeting)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Stata Café, MIT Building 32<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 12.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Apply: </span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QhXw3dL4CHCOvxVMMlZNUkjgqHJ7fRTW3TpjaFnlghg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"></span></u></p></td></tr><tr><td width="696" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:7.25in;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">GWAMIT is currently recruiting event leads and committee members for the annual Spring Empowerment Conference to be held in April 2016. We&#39;re having a brainstorming/planning meeting this week so please come if you&#39;re interested in being a part of the team! </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This is a great opportunity to be a part of the 2016 organizing team!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">There are many different ways you can get involved depending on your interests and schedule. Please contact the GWAMIT Executive Board at </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> if you have questions. We also encourage you to read more about previous leaders and events on our </span><a href="http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><a name="435834916_item3" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitweb/about/gwamit-leaders" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Department representatives serve as a liaison between GWAMIT and members in their home department.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Semesterly funding is available for active Department Representatives to hold an event for GWAMIT members in their home departments. Please contact </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> for more information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">4. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Dear Kate blog post: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"><a href="http://gwamit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/dear-kate-march-2016.html" target="_blank">link</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Submit a question for next month&#39;s column: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1if7tQB34Cy4ER4uZyRa-Ed-AQm3wPyz8dFiDJA1FjzI/viewform" target="_blank">link</a><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The Dear Kate post for March is up! This month, we deal with how to respond to a professional blow from your mentor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Do you have a question to submit to Dear Kate? Use this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1if7tQB34Cy4ER4uZyRa-Ed-AQm3wPyz8dFiDJA1FjzI/viewform" target="_blank">link</a> to submit anonymously to the Dear Kate column, and our mentors will pen replies to be posted on the blog.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">************* MIT *************</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">5. [MIT Spouses&amp;Partners Connect] Semi Annual Kids Clothing Exchange</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Monday, Mar. 14th, Drop off your items: 9:30am – 11:00am / Pick up new ones: 11:00am - 1:00pm.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Z-Center Lobby, MIT Building W34</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">: <a href="mailto:spousesandpartners@mit.edu" target="_blank">spousesandpartners@mit.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The exchange will include kids clothing, outerwear, shoes, toys and books for children ages 0-5. Items will be organized by gender and size so you can quickly find what you need for your growing little ones.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">You do not need to bring clothes to participate!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This event is co-sponsored by MIT Spouses&amp;Partners Connect and the Harvard Students&#39; Spouses and Partners Association.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Wednesday, Mar. 16th, 7:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">IDC Buidling IDM Lab, MIT Building N52-337</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">RSVP:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17oLY2VVaaqNJO7o_oPd5iZmpcyzhoEe7nEFH3GnZHLk/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1" target="_blank">link</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">: <a href="mailto:mente@mit.edu" target="_blank">mente@mit.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">MenTe at MIT is a new initiative starting this spring! We are aiming to create a community where Latin Grad Women at MIT and nearby know each other and can have further impact to our region. Join us! We will be looking forward to share an awesome set of dinner series and insights.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">7. Reimaging Your Life - Discussion Group</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Thursdays, Mar. 17, 24 and 31, 11:15am</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> MIT Building E23-364 (E23-319 on Mar. 31)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="mailto:reck@med.mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">email</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Frustrated by your inability to work in the US? Struggling to figure out what to do next? Want to spend your time in Boston productively, but you’re just not sure how? Join others to explore how to tap into your passions or long forgotten interests and make your time at MIT meaningful, regardless of your visa status or length of stay in Boston.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Led by MS&amp;PC Program Manager, Jennifer Recklet Tassi, we will read and discuss essays from Martha Beck’s collection “Essays for Creating a Right Life” – pick up the reading packet from our office (E23-441) or at our weekly Wednesday gatherings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-March 17: Four Steps to Find Your Life’s Path</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-March 24: Why You Need to Embrace Imperfection</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-March 31: How to Tap into Your Power</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Email Jennifer at </span><a href="mailto:reck@med.mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">reck@med.mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> to let her know you will attend.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">8. Women Take the Reel: Film Festival Celebrating Women&#39;s History Month</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Throughout March</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Various</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016women-reel.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The WGS/GCWS&#39;s annual collaboratively-produced Women Take the Reel film festival now has its own </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/womentakethereel/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Facebook page</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women&#39;s and Gender Studies departments involved in the Graduate Consortium in Women&#39;s Studies (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that features films about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism. The theme of this year’s festival is<i>Activism</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The focus is on the intellectual investigation of these issues, so every film is accompanied by a Q&amp;A and discussion with the film director, producer, local activists and practitioners, and/or faculty members from the host institution for each film.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">All films are free and open to the public.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">More information about each film screening and associated events are below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">FILMS and SCREENING DATES this week:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-3/15: Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism at Simmons College</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-3/16: Her Story at Tufts University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-3/17: Regarding Susan Sontag at MIT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">9. Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Thursday, Mar. 17th, 11:00am – 1:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Stratton Student Center, MIT Building W20-307</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">RSVP:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1piNzjJ" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="mailto:kenezra@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">kenezra@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Intuitive decision-making is subject to unconscious bias — the automatic cognitive reliance on a stereotype. Stereotypes are often suboptimal and reinforce group inequities, with implications for hiring/promotion, as well as student-faculty relationships.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This two-hour workshop is open to all of MIT, and will help participants recognize unconscious bias and develop strategies to mitigate it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Each attendee will receive lunch and a copy of &quot;Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People,&quot; by Mazharin R. Banaji and Anthony Greenwald.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">10. MIT Random Acts of Kindness Week</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Monday, Mar. 28th – Friday, Apr. 1st</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Various</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="mailto:RAK-committee@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">RAK-committee@mit.edu</span></a>, <a href="mailto:trangluu@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">trangluu@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) week is a time for the members of the MIT community (undergrads, grads, faculty, staff, alumni, associates, etc.) to connect through Random Acts of Kindness (RAK).  We hope these little acts of kindness will remind people that they are not invisible. We mainly want to make everyone&#39;s day a little brighter during one of the toughest times of the academic year. Each day comes with an overarching theme</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-Monday: Introduction to RAK Week. We will introduce the 20 RAK Week challenges and have wooden clothing pins with kind words on them to clip onto people. At the entrance of the main entrances of MIT, we will also have volunteers with bubble guns.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-Tuesday: Peer-to-Peer resources in Lobby 10. Flowers will be passed out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-Wednesday: Institutional resources in Lobby 10 and goody bags with a card of the MIT resources on them will be passed out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-Thursday: Miscellaneous acts of kindness. Use #MITRAK to tag an act of kindness you’ve seen.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-Friday: Let&#39;s Talk About It Open Mic Event (3rd Floor Media Lab). The open mic night will be on the last day of RAK Week (4/1/16). We want it to be a time for members of the community to come together and share their stories, give advice, rant, read poems, and so on.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Other things going on during the week: Handing out colored pencils, therapy dogs, sending notes, sending serenades, RAK wristbands and RAK HACKS.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">If anyone has questions or have an idea on how they want to participate in RAK week, they can either email the RAK committee at </span><a href="mailto:RAK-committee@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">RAK-committee@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> or directly email me at </span><a href="mailto:trangluu@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">trangluu@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">11. MIT Work-Life Center Spring 2016 Seminar Series</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> now - May</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">We are pleased to announce the launch of the MIT Work-Life Center’s Spring 2016 Seminar Series. Our presenters, who are experts in their fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25 topics, including changing how you respond to stress; supporting your child’s emotional and intellectual development; understanding the U.S. college admissions process; navigating life as a young professional; and learning how to help an aging family member.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">All seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and their families; however, registration is required.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">We believe these seminars and workshops will help MIT community members find better balance in their professional and personal lives, and appreciate your help in communicating this information to the broader MIT community.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">12. MIT CONNECT Announcement</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">: Throughout the year<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"><a href="http://ghamut.org/" target="_blank">link</a><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> <a href="mailto:tuka@mit.edu" target="_blank">tuka@mit.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-CONNECT allows you to meet new people from across campus and all walks of life through random, platonic, lunch pairings, once a week every week.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-There is such a thing as a free lunch. Selected participants receive $10 in TechCash, kindly sponsored by the ODGE Graduate Student Life Grant.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-You highlight your availability, food preferences, and interests, and CONNECT does the rest!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-CONNECT is going strong in its second year! Get connected here:  <a href="http://ghamut.org/" target="_blank">http://ghamut.org/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">************* Outside MIT *************</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">13. Cohen Media Group&#39;s MARGUERITE Advance Screening Invitation</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, Mar. 15th</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Kendall Square Cinema, 355 Binney St., One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">“IMPRESSIVE. HEARTBREAKING AND HILARIOUS” —A.O Scott, The New York Times</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">“SPLENDID! Strikes just the right tone” —Peter Debruge, Variety</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">“A STANDOUT”—Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">1921, the early golden twenties. The Baroness Marguerite Dumont (Catherine Frot, Haute Cuisine) is entertaining in her castle. Marguerite sings: her whole life is devoted to her passion: music. She sings wholeheartedly, but she sings terribly out of tune. She is the talk of the town but her audience of hypocrite friends prefer to lie to her for a good laugh rather than tell her the truth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When a young, provocative journalist decides to write a rave article on her latest performance, Marguerite starts to believe in her talent even more. With the help of a has-been divo (Michel Fau, in a hilarious performance), she decides to train for her first recital in front of a crowd of complete strangers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">MARGUERITE will be released theatrically in Boston on March 25th, 2016</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">France - 2015 -  127 minutes - Color - In French with English subtitles</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">14. [MASS AWIS] Crafting Your Story for Career Transition</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Wednesday, March 23rd, 5:30pm - 7:30pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Cannon Room, Building C, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://www.massawis.org/CraftingYourStory2016" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">With James Gould, Ph.D. Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellow</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">A critical part of transitioning careers is letting others know that you are capable of doing it successfully. Effectively communicating your career story is an often forgotten step in career exploration and the job search. This workshop will provide tips and tricks on crafting a career story, effective communication, and developing lasting professional relationships. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Register at </span><a href="http://www.massawis.org/CraftingYourStory2016" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">http://www.massawis.org/CraftingYourStory2016</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">MASS AWIS members, HMS/HSDM and BSC postdoc** $8</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Non-members $15</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">*Must bring valid ID to event</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">15. [MASS AWIS] Resume Workshop</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> Tuesday, Mar. 29^th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> UMass Medical School, Room S2-351 (2nd Floor in Medical School Building), 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA 01605</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Register:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://www.massawis.org/CVandResumeCritique2016" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Contact</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">: Kristie Kapinas, <a href="mailto:kristina.kapinas@gmail.com" target="_blank">kristina.kapinas@gmail.com</a>; Lauren Laidlaw at <a href="mailto:llaidlaw@safetypartnersinc.com" target="_blank">llaidlaw@safetypartnersinc.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">This event is for women and men within the scientific community (from undergrads to mid-career levels) who are interested in learning how to improve their resume or CV for academia or industry positions in all STEM fields. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with experienced individuals and network with fellow attendees. Light refreshments will be available.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">IMPORTANT:</span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"> Upon confirmation of registration, please email your resume or CV <a href="mailto:tokristina.kapinas@gmail.com" target="_blank">tokristina.kapinas@gmail.com</a> by March 22nd, so your document can be assigned to your expert for your 1:1 meeting. You will then be notified of your 15-minute time slot by March 25th.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Registration Fee: $5</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Your Resume/CV Experts:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Lauren Celano, Founder of Propel Careers and Bullhorn Research Recruiter</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Erik Rocheford, Stratacuity STEM Recruiter</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">Nick Deal, Stratacuity STEM Recruiter</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">16. Harvard WIMS 2016 Women in Math and Statistics Conference</span></b></p><p class="Ms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:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Info:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016FeministClassroom.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">link</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">RSVP:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"> </span><a href="mailto:gcws@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gcws@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This symposium seeks to elicit practical advice from faculty members and graduate students across the disciplines - as well as writers and activists - about feminist, hands-on approaches to learning, teaching, knowledge production, and publishing. It will take place at the Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. The symposium will include four 90-minute roundtable discussions:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-How to do Feminist Scholarship Anywhere</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-How to Teach Feminism Today</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-How to Start New Feminist Research</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">-How to Publish Feminist Scholarship Everywhere</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">The roundtable discussion topics and presenters, listed below and on our </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016FeministClassroom.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">, were chosen specifically to unite theory and practice from a variety of disciplines and institutions—providing the opportunity to build skills and discuss strategies in feminist pedagogy, research, and praxis.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">This event is free. Space is limited and RSVP is required. RSVP to </span><a href="mailto:gcws@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">gcws@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="696" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:7.25in;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">**************************</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Join GWAMIT on the web to get the latest updates:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Visit us: </span></b><a href="http://gwamit.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">http://gwamit.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Blog: </span></b><a href="http://gwamit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif">http://gwamit.blogspot.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:&#39;Palatino Linotype&#39;,serif;color:black">Twitter: </span></b><a href="http://tw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