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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hello postdocs,</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In an effort to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) at all academic levels, the PDA’s DE&I Committee
has begun discussing the development of a postdoc-specific allyship guide and/or additions to the </span></font><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZOp0XQ7KaLvclHeL9On-x_n5eZZCVQ7BnSuhHYkYfLs/edit" target="_blank"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#1155CC"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GSC
Allyship Guide</span></font></font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as a resource to help postdocs promote diversity and inclusion in their research groups. To reflect the range of perspectives in the MIT postdoc community, we
would like to hold a meeting with two goals:</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1) An open discussion of the experiences each of us have had in discussing DE&I-related topics in our research
groups, and how these experiences might inform </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14.67px;">postdoc-specific additions and/or amendments to the allyship guide</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2) Find panelists for an upcoming panel discussion on effective ways to promote allyship in your research group.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We would like to hold a meeting on August 14th, at 2:00PM EDT to discuss the guide and paths forward (including
the structure/goal of the panel discussion). If you would like to share your experience or join the conversation, please RSVP to with the following Google form.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely, </span></font></span></font></div>
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