<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT
Newsletter</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">July
27<sup>th</sup>, 2020</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br></span></u></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT Logo Design
Competition</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Looking for a new quarantine project? Or maybe
you’re itching for an opportunity to stretch those digital art muscles? GWAMIT
has a project for you.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We’re rebranding</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. <b>And we’d like you
to be a part of it.</b> Ten years ago, GWAMIT was founded for the purpose of
supporting the professional development, individual growth, and empowerment of <b>all
graduate womxn at MIT</b>, while enhancing connections between existing groups.
Our current logo includes the female gender symbol, which we recognize is not
inclusive of all the identities that our organization represents. Until we
select a new logo (see Logo Design Competition), we will be removing the gender
symbol. We’re looking internally to ways we can promote inclusivity within our
organization and its membership—and that starts with making sure that all those
who recognize our logo can see themselves represented accordingly.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">What we’re looking for:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(188,31,48)">A simple, scalable,
inclusive logo</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> that <b>doesn’t set boundaries on how womxn are defined. </b>Too
much detail in a logo will make it difficult to print. Your logo should look
acceptable in grayscale. For more recommendations on good logo design, </span><a href="https://info.4imprint.com/wp-content/uploads/developing-a-logo-4imprint.pdf" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">see this link</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(188,31,48)">Deadline: August 7,
2020 11:59PM ET</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Prize</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT apparel with your designed logo +
succulent garden</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Application materials</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Original files (see below for correct file format)</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A short (300 word max) explanation of your design and
how it promotes inclusivity </span></li>
</ol>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To: Email all application components to </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> with the tag-line “GWAMIT logo design
competition”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">*Please note that if your artwork is selected,
you will be asked to sign an official agreement giving GWAMIT express use of
the logo design. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">File formats</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Vector art: AI or EPS (Suggested software: Adobe
illustrator, Corel Draw, Inkscape) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Other formats: If not vector art, submissions
must be at least 300 dpi. Accepted file formats include: .jpg, .tif, .png)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Color: Please specify in both RBG and CMYK color
codes</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">You may not</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Use clipart or art designed by another artist.
All artwork must be original.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have questions regarding submission
requirements, please contact the GWAMIT exec board at </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Become a GWAMIT
department rep! (Apply by Aug. 15)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT is accepting
applications for the position of department representatives! As a GWAMIT
department rep, you'll build connections across MIT and help in the personal
& professional development of graduate womxn. It is also a powerful means
to bring about department-level change and strive towards a more equitable and
inclusive MIT. The position lasts for one year, with an option for renewal.
Read more about the role and responsibilities </span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Fill out the short
application form </span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Womxn who are members
of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. Apply by
August 15<sup>th</sup>!</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Did you know? Here is some women-related news from around the
world: </span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Read about </span><a href="https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/karen-vega-mexican-model-taking-fashion-world-storm?amp" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248)">Karen
Vega, the Mexican model taking the fashion world by storm</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Xjv03Qrtc" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">AOC
stands up for all women in this powerful speech to Congress, by </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">calling out Rep. Yoho
for his bad behavior and all those who accost women with impunity</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Feeling stressed and
can’t figure out why? The Harvard Business Review breaks down micro-stresses
and offers helpful tips for combating it </span><a href="https://hbr.org/2020/07/dont-let-micro-stresses-burn-you-out" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248);text-decoration-line:none">Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Girl power! </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/13/madeline-swegle-becomes-us-navys-first-black-female-tactical-jet-pilot.html" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248);text-decoration-line:none">Madeline Swegle makes history as U.S.
Navy's first Black female tactical jet pilot</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Now is not the time to
forget about “hidden” work: </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/05/12/will-covid-19-lead-men-women-splitting-care-work-more-evenly/" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248);text-decoration-line:none">Perspective | Will covid-19 lead to
men and women splitting care work more evenly?</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> Kimberlé
Crenshaw (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(29,28,29);background:rgb(248,248,248)">who developed the theory of intersectionality</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">) wrote this piece on </span><a href="https://www.essence.com/feature/the-precarity-of-black-girls-lives/" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248)">The
Precarity Of Black Girls’ Lives</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">And related to
intersectionality: </span><a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a33083004/racism-sexual-violence-survivors-agenda/" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248)">We
Cannot End Racism Without Listening to Sexual Violence Survivors</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Inspiring the next
generation: </span><a href="https://blog.girlscouts.org/2018/07/girl-scouts-introduces-30-new-badges-to.html?m=1" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248);text-decoration-line:none">Girl Scouts Introduces 30 New Badges
to Power Girl Leadership</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><a href="https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-07-12/historical-photos-depict-women-medical-pioneers" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Check out this photo</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> from 1885 depicting
the first female doctors from Syria, Japan, and India! </span><a href="https://www.thetriangle.org/snowball/the-graduates/" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read more</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">about these amazing
medical pioneers here</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">COVID-19 Resources</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT
has compiled a list of resources we are aware of to help graduate women in our
community. If you know of a resource that isn’t listed, please let us know
(<a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a>) so we can include it in the next newsletter to share with
the community.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT
Grant for Graduate Students with Children - applications due by September
30th! </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><a href="https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Expanded
back-up child care policy:</span><a href="https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT
Ombuds Office -</span><a href="http://ombuds.mit.edu/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">ombudsoffice.mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The
Ombuds Office is available to offer support and assistance to the MIT community
in navigating these challenges and exploring constructive options for success.
We are available for phone or Zoom meetings and can also facilitate online
sessions and group discussions to help teams function and support good
communication skills during this challenging period. To schedule a
meeting via phone or Zoom email <a href="mailto:kalina_s@mit.edu">kalina_s@mit.edu</a> or call 617-253-5921. A tips
sheet from Ombuds for having difficult conversations can be found at the end of
this newsletter.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 12pt 0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Graduate student
short-term emergency hardship funding:</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GSC
DEI open letter for COVID-relief:</span><a href="https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MIT
Summer Opportunities & Resources:<u> </u></span><a href="https://resources.mit.edu/summer" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://resources.mit.edu/summer</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Stay at Home Recommendations:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Something
<b>to do…</b></span></u><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Have
you been posting a lot about BLM and recent advocacy efforts online and want to
make sure you keep up with your journey? </span><a href="https://www.nudgetext.com/ally" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">The Ally Nudge</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> is a recently launched program aimed to get
information, digestible learning modules, and calls to action direct to your
phone. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Something
<b>to read... </b></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Fiction:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Check out Brit
Bennett’s new novel, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51791252-the-vanishing-half" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">“The Vanishing Half”</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> And for more Brit
Bennett check out this interview: </span><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/brit-bennett-the-vanishing-half-interview.html" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248);text-decoration-line:none">‘If You Can Perform Whiteness, Then
What Does It Mean to Be White?’</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Non-Fiction:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our newsletter quote
today is inspired by Chanel Miller and her book </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50196744-know-my-name" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Know My Name</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Read her powerful
memoir about sexual assault and the social, emotional, and legal aftermath.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Looking
to borrow books without leaving the house?</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The Minuteman library network is doing
temporary online membership which can be</span><a href="https://library.minlib.net/selfreg" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> applied for here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">!</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Something
<b>to watch…</b></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Relax
(and feel inspired) with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBG_(film)" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">RBG Documentary</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> on Hulu</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Check
out this hidden gem on Netflix about the queer asian-american experience. Read
the New York Times article on </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/movies/the-half-of-it-review.html" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">The Half of It</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-yhF7IScUE" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">See the trailer here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Something<b>
to listen to…</b></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">NPR’s
Podcast Code Switch and their recent episode </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/14/891177904/whats-in-a-karen" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(248,248,248)">What's
In A 'Karen'? </span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">As
a bonus recommendation: our exec is talking non-stop about Taylor Swift’s new
album. Give it a listen on </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0xS0iOtxQRoJvfcFcJA5Gv" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Spotify here. </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:rgb(254,254,254)">Something <b>fun</b>…</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:rgb(254,254,254)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:rgb(254,254,254)">Take a walk along Boston Women’s Heritage </span><a href="https://bwht.org/ladies-walk/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:rgb(254,254,254)">Trail</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:rgb(254,254,254)"> ! The trail covers the
monuments and locations central to the independence struggle and celebrates the
lives of Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Phillis Wheatley. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(3,3,3)">Virtual Events &
Opportunities</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Day of Dialogue on
Race and Anti-Racism – a day of dialogue, a lifetime of learning </span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 5, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern time</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Registration and program details will be
available July 27.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">• You
may sign up for one or more sessions, or for the whole day</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">• If
you would like an email alert when registration opens, please </span><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AMAAAHl9b3QAAcrj5TgAAAA8nhAAAAAAGqoAJM6AAAiQzwBfFZ72vFKSz5xfSlGWNPAjNqeMnQAIIWc/1/8xxTqQVkLZO2qaLdqOJRLw/aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3Jtcy5nbGUvTjFZNWVDV2NrRmdlQ2VENjc" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">let us know here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">• You
can find more information about the day </span><a href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AMAAAHl9b3QAAcrj5TgAAAA8nhAAAAAAGqoAJM6AAAiQzwBfFZ72vFKSz5xfSlGWNPAjNqeMnQAIIWc/2/85fHkWgAP_Q6irLJnD5HXw/aHR0cDovL2RpdmVyc2l0eS5taXQuZWR1L2V2ZW50cy8yMDIwL21pdHMtZGF5LWRpYWxvZ3Vl" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MindHandHeart Special
July Funding</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MindHandHeart is offering a special July edition
of the </span><a href="http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovationfund" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:none">Community Innovation Fund</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">! Grants of up to
$10,000 are available to support projects that: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Build community and resilience
in light of the Covid-19 pandemic</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Advance diversity, equity,
inclusion, and racial justice at MIT</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Support mental and physical
health</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Encourage healthy sleep,
eating, and exercise</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spread humor and joy</span></li>
<li class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Welcome new members of the MIT
community virtually</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Students, students' spouses, staff, and faculty
are welcome to <b>apply by July 31st!</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have a project idea, I would love to meet
with you to discuss it! This spring, MindHandHeart supported </span><a href="http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/index.php/innovation-fund/grant-recipients" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none">a record 24 projects</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(32,33,34)">―</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> check them out for
inspiration.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hope you're well and taking good care,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Maisie O'Brien, <a href="mailto:maisieob@mit.edu">maisieob@mit.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Communications and Community Engagement Manager</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">MindHandHeart</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">New Student Advocates for Survivors Group</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Student Advocates for Survivors, or SAS, is a new student group
advocating for better MIT policy supporting survivors and educating students
about reporting and support options. This includes advocating for more training
for all students and staff around responding to sexual assault, as well as
advocating for better Title IX policy and mental health resources at MIT. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We are looking for more people to join us! Here is a list of
projects we are beginning to work on. If you are interested, add yourself to
<a href="mailto:sas@mit.edu">sas@mit.edu</a> here. Anyone is welcome to join regardless of your past
experiences.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Additionally, if you have any ideas of what we can do to support
survivors, please fill out this anonymous form. Feel free to also share any
experiences with Title IX, VPR, S3, etc. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Èṣù’s
Crossroads Cry: Black Epistemologies and Anti-Racist Struggle</span></u><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date and time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Monday July 27, 6pm
ET via Zoom webinar</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Register for the event
here:</span></b><a href="https://forms.gle/Piw28kWyD7guokeSA" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://forms.gle/Piw28kWyD7guokeSA</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Learn more at:</span></b><a href="https://lit.mit.edu/news/e%e1%b9%a3us-crossroads-cry-black-epistemologies-and-anti-racist-struggle/" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://lit.mit.edu/news/e%e1%b9%a3us-crossroads-cry-black-epistemologies-and-anti-racist-struggle/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of Energy
Resources Job Opportunity - Emerging Technologies</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Massachusetts Department of Energy
Resources Emerging Technology Division is currently hiring a Program
Coordinator to support our electric vehicle and Clean Cities Coalition
programs. This is a great opportunity for someone at the early stage of their
career looking to gain experience in energy policy focused on electric vehicle
and infrastructure deployment, the interaction of electric vehicles with
electricity rates, energy resilience, and grid support. While the focus will be
on electric vehicles and the Clean Cities program, the position will also be
involved other projects, programs, and policy development related to clean
energy emerging technologies like energy storage. You can find the job posting </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__massanf.taleo.net_careersection_ex_jobdetail.ftl-3Fjob-3D2000052Q-26tz-3DGMT-2D04-253A00-26tzname-3DAmerica-252FNew-5FYork&d=DwMFAg&c=lDF7oMaPKXpkYvev9V-fVahWL0QWnGCCAfCDz1Bns_w&r=SUJ0tmD2TxBovaoBCr21o-OoRDEaTwnylQ5HExAKRTk&m=Mk6Xh1bwaEKJIM-9H9OflrskonPGniTmQ6Y3uYxj1-o&s=MunM8Y9EOQBReBIc20wM9DlEfgZdCNmb1qrE3mCoGcY&e=" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:none">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Department of Energy Resources has a
commitment to help create a clean, affordable, and resilient energy future for
the Commonwealth. Within that commitment is an underlying aim to actively
support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the work we do and in our own
workplace. The ideal candidate would be committed to developing a strong
understanding of the importance of intersectional environmentalism within the
work done at DOER, the criticality of incorporating a diverse perspective in
all of the work that we do, and a commitment to inclusivity in all aspects of
the job, both internally, within DOER, and externally, among partner agencies,
industry stakeholders, and the general public.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Civic Digital
Fellowship</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The</span><a href="https://www.codingitforward.com/fellowship" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Civic Digital
Fellowship</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
is a first-of-its-kind technology internship program for innovative students to
solve pressing problems in federal agencies. Students work across software
engineering, data science, product management, and human-centered design to
build high-impact projects that serve the American people. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Fall Fellowship
will be fully virtual and take place from October-December. Students will
receive a competitive stipend, one-on-one mentorship, and access to exclusive
professional and community programming.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In order to apply, students must be U.S.
citizens (due to federal hiring regulations), currently enrolled in an</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">accredited institution of higher learning
(with the exception of the Fall 2020 quarter/semester), and graduating no
earlier than October 2020. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You can learn more about the Fellowship,
eligibility criteria, and how to submit an application by</span><a href="https://www.codingitforward.com/fellowship" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">visiting our website</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. If you’re interested
in hearing directly from our team,</span><a href="https://forms.gle/JnadHHWBjhAPjka27" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">join us for an
informational call</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> on <b>Sunday, July 26th at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET</b>. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://codingitforward.smapply.io/prog/fall_fellowship/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Applications</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> are due no later than
<b>August 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT</b>. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Virtual International
Film Series</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Join MIT Global Languages for the launch of
our Virtual International Film Series! (see our</span><a href="http://mitgsl.mit.edu/virtual-international-film-series" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">site</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> for the full series list) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Upcoming
WEST Events</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-07-28-career-mindset-webinar" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">7/28: Mindset Mastery:
How to Gain Clarity and Create the Career You Want</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-08-04-career-network-webinar" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">8/4: Building
Meaningful Relationship for Your Career</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-08-12-leadership-respect-webinar" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">8/12: Walking the
Tightrope: Mastering the Balance between Likability and Respect</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 0.5in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-09-24-women-wealth-financial" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">9/24: Women and
Wealth: Setting Your Course to a Strong Financial Future</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NAACP Housing
Assistance</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maryanne Kirkbride from MindHand Heart, Office
of the Provost has shared the housing assistance opportunity from the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This program is co-sponsored by the </span><a href="https://www.mva-naacp.org/housingassistanceinmysticvalley" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Mystic Valley Area
NAACP Branch</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> and Century Bank has established the NAACP Housing Assistance
Program to improve housing opportunities for low to moderate income families.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Up to $1,000.00 are available to qualified
residents of Arlington, Everett, Lexington, Somerville, Malden, Medford,
Winchester, or Woburn.The assistance can be used for down payment, closing
costs, necessary repairs, rent assistance, etc. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The application will only be open for a month
starting July 3. To apply, please complete the application </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NcoNC_MZSadAtiPcqDzAtp5V7OohFRdPXyo_V7U82oI/viewform?edit_requested=true" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">form</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">"Amplify Your Technical Education to Build a Better World!”</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership
is offering a <b>Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership.</b> <b>A summary
of the</b></span><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/graduate-certificate-technical-leadership-interim-requirements" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> interim certificate requirements</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> is linked and attached</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Leadership education develops skills applicable
across career paths, from leading research labs to leading project teams in
engineering. Enroll in one or both of our<b> Virtual Graduate Courses for Fall
2020, which qualify towards our</b> <b>Certificate in Technical Leadership. </b>This
certificate is<b> </b>designed to provide important skills that MIT graduate
students can draw from to "make a positive difference" in their
chosen careers. Grounded in research but experimental and engaging in delivery,
these highly valued classes will provide enduring benefits for our graduate
students – and future coworkers. *PhD candidates can also explore the
option of using these classes to satisfy the requirements for your doctoral
minor.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GEL Virtual Grad Courses
for Fall 2020 </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(**Open to all grad students!)<b>:</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-creative-teams" style="color:blue"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">6.928J
Leading Creative Teams</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">It takes a team to deliver impactful technical
achievements and this class equips students with foundational skills for
leading problem-solving teams and one’s own professional development.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Units: G3-0-6, M/W, 2:30-4pm</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Taught Virtually, Instructor: David Nino
(<a href="mailto:dnino@mit.edu">dnino@mit.edu</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/gel-grad-negotiation" style="color:blue"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">6.S978
Negotiation & Influence Skills for Technical Leaders</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Expand your natural tendencies and learn
experientially both the theory and practice of interpersonal negotiation,
influence and overcoming difficult relationship situations.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Units: G2-0-4, T, 1-3pm</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Taught Virtually, Instructor: David Nino
(<a href="mailto:dnino@mit.edu">dnino@mit.edu</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">***For more information, visit our </span><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad" style="color:blue"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none">website. </span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">*If you are interested
in earning our certificate, </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">please email Lisa Stagnone (<a href="mailto:lstag@mit.edu">lstag@mit.edu</a>) and
David Niño (</span><a href="mailto:dnino@mit.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">dnino@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">)</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GCWS
Remote Courses for Fall 2020</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The
Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS)
is offering remote courses for Fall 2020. Please see brief descriptions below.
More details can be found on their website: </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/courses" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.gcws.mit.edu/courses</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Workshop for
Dissertation Writers in Women’s and Gender Studies</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mondays, 4:00-7:00PM
(meets every other week all year), taught by Dr. Karl Surkan (MIT, WGS). </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/new-events/dissertationworkshop20" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">More Info</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Visual Transgressions:
Gendered Identities in Art and Culture</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tuesdays, 2:00-5:00PM,
taught by Dr. Gannit Ankori (Brandeis, Artist History and Theory & WGSS)
& Dr. Karl Surkan (MIT, WGS). </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/new-events/visual-transgressions" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">More Info</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GCWS Upcoming Virtual
Events<b> </b></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GCWS is hosting several
panels this summer that have been organized by an interdisciplinary team of
graduate student organizers from across our member institutions. This was
originally intended to be our</span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/technologies-of-resistance" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">SP20 graduate student symposium</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> but has been reinvented
into separate panels due to campus response to COVID in March 2020. These
panels are free and open to everyone.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <b>EcoFeminisms:
Rethinking our Interdependencies with the Planet</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">July 30, 2020 at
11:00-12:30PM, </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/technologies-of-resistance-ecofeminisms" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">More Info</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DGSeB64FQUGLSUVekRei1A" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Register Here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This panel seeks to
critically engage with heritage from environmental justice and ecofeminisms by
asking questions such as: In the current time of environmental crisis, how can
we build affective solidarities with the planet? What lessons can we learn from
past debates and how to move toward sustainable feminist futures without essentializing
human beings, nature, or technologies?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 15pt 11pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Speakers
include:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:6pt 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Natali Valdez,
Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley College</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Banu Subramaniam,
Professor and Chair of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, UMass Amherst</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Amy Agigian,
Associate Professor of Sociology, Suffolk University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 6pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">·
Heidi Hutner, Professor of
Sustainability and English, Stony Brook University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Technology as Political
Resistance</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">July 30, 2020 at
3:00-4:30PM, </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/technologies-of-resistance-technology" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">More Info</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E5RnTZcISJGrsTBlgXv3Fw" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Register Here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 15pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This panel will discuss how media and technology is deployed,
negotiated and redressed in activism. Engaging technologies such as hackathon,
civic media, data and computation, the panelists will share their stories of
making technology work for feminism, freedom, and justice.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 15pt 11pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Speakers
include:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:6pt 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Alexis Hope,
Designer and Researcher, MIT Media Lab</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Lü Pin, Feminist
Voices</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 6pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">·
Catherine D’Ignazio, Assistant
Professor of Urban Science and Planning, MIT</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Pedagogies of
Resistance: Sharing Knowledge as a Political Act</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">August 27, 2020 at
10:00-11:30AM, </span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/technologies-of-resistance-pedagogies" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">More Info</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">,</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4p-E6N5NTcOOFDQjixfxSw" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Register Here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 15pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This panel will reflect and discuss means to implement conscious
pedagogies of resistance, or critical pedagogy in the classroom and beyond.
both in and out of the classroom. Panelists will share how they draw on the
political through their teaching, in the subjects they teach, or the
methodologies they utilize.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 15pt 11pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Speakers
include:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:6pt 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Kat Tanaka Okopnik,
The Dictionary of Social Justice</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Laura Nelson,
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 0.0001pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">· Brooke Foucault,
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 30pt 6pt 0.25in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">·
Brandy Williams, Graduate
Researcher in Early Modern Critical Race and Gender Studies, University of
Maryland at College Park</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:6pt 30pt 6pt 0in;line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Charitable Giving</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Are
you donating to black-led organizations? Read this </span><a href="https://sisterstem.org/2020/06/23/black-women-in-stem-are-doing-the-work/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">awesome post </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">by Netia McCray, founder
of Mbadika (prepare yourself for some amazing Rihanna gifs!)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mbadika-founder-netia-mccray-black-panther-youtube-2018-3" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Netia McCray is an MIT
alum</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">! Her local,
Boston-based nonprofit organization </span><a href="https://mbadika.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Mbadika</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">, which helps kids
become "makers" and realize their creative dreams with the equipment
and technology support to make it happen.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mbadika
isn’t currently accepting donations on their website, but Netia recommends
several peer organizations that work to support URM representation in STEM.
Consider donating to: </span><a href="https://intechcamp.org/about/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">INTech Camp</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> , </span><a href="https://conversations.vanguardstem.com/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Vanguard STEM</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> , </span><a href="https://www.degetc.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">The Glover Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> , and </span><a href="https://www.thefablab.com/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">The Fab Lab</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“<i><span style="background:rgb(248,248,248)">Do not become the ones who hurt you. Stay tender
with your power. Never fight to injure, fight to uplift. Fight because you know
that in this life, you deserve safety, joy, and freedom</span></i>" </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin:12pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<i><span style="background:rgb(248,248,248)">Chanel Miller in "Know my Name":</span></i></span></p>
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