[GSC-Diversity-All] GSC DEI Newsletter

[Madeline Elizabeth Dery]

Hi everyone! We hope you had a great weekend and please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI newsletter.


General GSC DEI Announcements

We will have our next GSC DEI full body meeting this coming Thursday, 10/22, at 4pm. All grad students are welcome who are interested in getting involved. Zoom link here<https://mit.zoom.us/j/95917913423>.


Our next Town Hall will take place on Thursday, 10/29, at 5pm. This month’s topic is Increasing Resources for Education and Support Regarding Harassment and Discrimination. This includes the hiring of departmental Diversity Officers, which is one of the most common recommendations we have seen at the departmental level. Zoom link here<https://mit.zoom.us/j/95877394456>.


Department and Classroom Inclusion

Our next Conduit interdepartmental discussion will take place this coming Friday, 10/23, at 3pm. We welcome anyone who would like to discuss DEI initiatives in their department! Zoom link here<https://mit.zoom.us/j/92971235830>. We are also planning to use this when2meet<https://www.when2meet.com/?10123208-E9wXo> to find the best times to hold future discussions, so please fill this out if you are interested in participating!


Student Life

The MIT LGBTQ+ Chaplain will be hosting a “Coping in Community” event for LGBTQ+ community members and allies to build community during COVID-19. The event will be 10/19 (TOMORROW) from 5-6:30pm. Zoom link here<https://mit.zoom.us/j/91829163744>. Please come and spread the word to those who might be interested!

Other MIT Opportunities

LIVE: Moderated Discussion with Angela Davis this Wednesday, 10/21, from 1-2:30pm.

Webinar link: https://bit.ly/2SVCOFd

The departments of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering are proud to announce a live moderated discussion and Q&A on allyship, anti-racism, and social activism with Dr. Angela Davison October 21, 2020 from 1 to 2:30pm. The discussion will be moderated by Blanche Staton, Senior Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Graduate Education. This event is open to all MIT constituents. For accessibility requests or more information, reach out to OMP (Office of Minority Programs).

Join the International Support Network!

International Student Support mailing list URL: https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network

Contact: international-support-admin at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-admin at mit.edu>


Recent Developments have highlighted the lack of support and heightened concern among the international community at MIT. MIT COVID Relief has created a new mailing list to share information, provide each other support, and organize future town halls. Join the mailing list international-support-network at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-network at mit.edu> at the above URL. All members of the MIT community are welcome! For more MIT COVID Relief news, see https://twitter.com/mitcovidrelief.


Best,

GSC DEI


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