[GSC-Diversity-All] GSC DEI Newsletter

[Madeline Elizabeth Dery]

Hi everyone!


Please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI newsletter and Happy Halloween!


General GSC DEI

Check out our new Google Calendar that includes all of our events here<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dWszdDZhb2tuZWMyMm5nMzZlZ2psdXNjZHNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ>!


Thanks to those who came to our Town Hall on Increasing Resources for Education and Support! We had a lot of great discussions on the hiring of departmental level Diversity Officers and heard from speakers from different departments on the status of these efforts. We will be having another town hall next month on the policies for prevention and response to misconduct, so stay tuned for details!


Department and Classroom Inclusion

We are excited to announce that our GSC DEI Recommendations Scorecard has been published on our website<https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/gsc-dei-recommendations-scorecard/> as well as the RISE website<https://www.rise4mit.com/dept-scorecard>! The GSC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has collected lists of recommendations presented across a majority of the departments at MIT. These recommendations are made by students to their department administration in response to #ShutDownStem<https://www.shutdownstem.com/> discussions that took across MIT on June 10, 2020. This scorecard both compiles all the departmental recommendation lists in one place, and tracks progress of their implementation. We recognize the significant work being done across MIT towards building an equitable, diverse and inclusive community. We hope that the Departmental Recommendations Scorecard will further this work by serving as an accountability tool and encouraging the sharing of ideas across campus.


Student Life

The Latinx Virtual Leadership Experience Conference will be held March 27, 2021. If you’re interested in attending and identify as LGBTQ+, LBGTQ+ Services can fund the conference ticket for you! Please email lbgt at mit.edu with your interest, and whether you’re an undergraduate or a graduate student (since there are separate funding applications for both groups).


The Institute Community & Equity Office is hosting a variety of public guest lectures on the Black experience - check them out here<https://diversity.mit.edu/events>! Zoom link to register here<https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqcO-hrz8qGtDBsu_3dCAa5QAi3_x-VnWp>.

  *   Nov. 3rd: Eating while Black II: TBD
  *   Nov. 10th: Walking while Black I: Prof. Elijah Anderson
  *   Nov. 17th: Walking while Black II: Topher Sanders


The MIT International Students Office is hosting their “Navigating MIT” Series<https://calendar.mit.edu/department/mit_international_students_office> in the coming weeks (also open for non-international students to attend). RSVP here<https://tinyurl.com/y5d4jmm>!

  *   Nov. 6th 1pm: Hack your sleep
  *   Nov. 13th 10am: Effective stress management during COVID-19


We have two open Constituency Representative (C-Rep) positions for first generation/low income students and students with disabilities. Please contact gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu> if interested.


Sign up to the DEI mailing list gsc-diversity-all at mit.edu here<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all>.


For any general questions regarding DEI or how to get involved, please contact us at gsc-diversity at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity at mit.edu>.


Best,
GSC DEI


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