Institute Diversity is proud to announce that INSIGHT Into Diversity honored Georgia Tech with the 2017 INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the fourth consecutive year.

In light of the theme, “Building Inclusive Communities,” the Diversity Symposium featured lectures, panels, and performances that explored the impact and implications of race and class on individual success and community engagement in higher education.

If you are interested in working with a group of faculty, staff, and students to foster a community of diversity and inclusion at Georgia Tech, consider applying for the 2018 Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program.

Next month, Institute Diversity and Academic Effectiveness will start conducting climate surveys to gauge the Institute’s progress on building an inclusive, supportive, and welcoming environment for the campus community.

The implementation committee of students and leaders from Institute Diversity, Student Life, and Undergraduate Education provided updates on its progress to address the 11 recommendations from the Black Student Experience Task Force.

The implementation committee of faculty and staff from the Office of the President, Institute Diversity, VPGEFD, and Human Resources provided updates on its progress to implement the 11 Gender Equity Initiatives.

Twenty faculty, staff, and students were recently honored for completing the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program at the program’s poster expo and celebration event.

During the MLK Lecture, “Actualizing the Dream: The Future of Nonviolent Political Protest,” Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC, discussed King’s legacy and his vision of a beloved community, achieved through nonviolent principles.

Institute Diversity’s Staff Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement is seeking stories from faculty, staff, and students as part of the Transformative Narratives initiative, which is endorsed by the Strategic Plan Advisory Group.

Institute Diversity and Georgia Tech’s ADVANCE Program, in collaboration with VPGEFD, are offering two additional 90-minute Implicit Bias Workshops for tenured and tenure-track faculty on February 22 and February 28.