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• 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium Focuses on Disability Awareness and Inclusion

  September 16, 2020

  The 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium featured campus presenters discussing disability awareness and its importance to diversity, inclusion, and the campus community. The event was hosted virtually for the first time in the program's history.

• Steven McLaughlin Named Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech

  September 15, 2020

  McLaughlin will assume the lead academic role effective October 1, 2020. 

• Georgia Tech Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award for Seventh Consecutive Year

  September 1, 2020

  For the seventh consecutive year, Georgia Tech has been named a HEED Award recipient — a national honor recognizing colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• USG Updates Sexual Misconduct Policies to Adhere to New Federal Regulations

  August 17, 2020

  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) approved changes to its sexual misconduct policies and procedures at its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11, in accordance with new federal Title IX regulations that go into effect August 14.

• From Talk to Action

  July 17, 2020

  “Race at Georgia Tech: A Call to Action” drew more than 1,000 unique viewers during 90 minutes of candid, passionate reflections on Black experiences at Tech.

• New Process Allows Georgia Students to Receive Earlier Admission Decision

  July 14, 2020

  Admissions adds new early action deadline for Georgia high school students.

• President Cabrera, Other Campus Leaders to Discuss Race

  July 13, 2020

  Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) will host a virtual panel discussion entitled “Race at Georgia Tech: A Call to Action,” on Thursday, July 16.

• Can We Talk About Race — and Racism? Yes.

  June 30, 2020

  Conversations about race emerge from the shadows.

• Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program Application Period Open to Select Fourth Cohort

  April 20, 2020

  The Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program at Georgia Tech is now accepting applications for its fourth cohort.

• Building Resilience During Challenging Times

  March 31, 2020

  Georgia Tech ERG offers virtual workshops and courses for the campus community.

• Student Emergency Funding Now Available

  March 23, 2020

  The Division of Student Life, the Alumni Association, and the Office of Development are partnering to collect and distribute emergency funding through the Georgia Tech Parents Fund and Roll Call to support students in need.

• More Than 100 Staff Leaders Set for Fourth Cohort of Inclusive Leaders Academy

  February 6, 2020

  The latest cohort of staff leaders have begun participation in the 2020 Inclusive Leaders Academy program at Georgia Tech, representing more than 40 campus departments.

• Mary Frank Fox Elected AAAS Section Chair

  January 28, 2020

  Mary Frank Fox, ADVANCE Professor in the School of Public Policy, has been elected Chair of the Social, Economic and Political Sciences Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

• Georgia Tech Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

  September 20, 2019

  Georgia Tech has received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This is the sixth consecutive year the Institute has been a recipient of the award.

• Gift to Tech Awarded to CDAC/WST Menstrual Product Program

  April 16, 2019

  The CDAC/WST Menstrual Product Program, a pilot program offering free menstrual products to campus, is the 2019 Gift to Tech winner. The project will receive approximately $30,000 for programmatic support.

• Stronger Together

  October 11, 2018

  Through its ADVANCE program, Georgia Tech is working to increase representation and advancement of women in academic, science and engineering careers.
   

• Why STEM Students Need Gender Studies

  June 26, 2014

  Carol Colatrella, LMC Professor, WST Co-Director, and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Affairs in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech published an article about the university's initiatives in the May-June 2014 issue of Academe, a publication of the American Association of University Professors. The article can be viewed online at http://www.aaup.org/article/why-stem-students-need-gender-studies

• GEMS Club wins 2013 CETL award

  March 7, 2013

  The team of educators and volunteers contributing to Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) Club, a joint initiative sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology (WST) and Inman Middle School, an Atlanta Public School, will receive the 2013 Educational Partnership Award from Georgia Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at the spring Georgia Tech Faculty Honors Lunch on April 10, 2013. The GEMS partnership includes WST Co-directors Mary Lynn Realff and Carol Colatrella; Georgia Tech students Mehran D'Souza (ISYE), Natalie Payne (BME), Mercedes Shannon (MGT), Lu Ling (BME), and Andrea Del Risco (ISYE); and Inman Middle School Principal Paula Herrema and 7th grade science teacher Candice Price.

• WitsOn Online STEM Mentoring Program

  October 1, 2012

  Calling Georgia Tech faculty and students interested in WitsOn, an online pilot program
  sponsored by Piazza and Harvey Mudd College that will run from October 1 to
  November 9, 2012. WitsOn will connect undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees
  with female mentors from industry and academia who can speak from personal
  experience about issues of particular concern to young women. Georgia Tech is a lead institution on the project.

• Brand new WST website

  August 10, 2012

  WST has a new website, rolled out for fall 2012 term. Send notices of events and news items to wst.lrn.c@gmail.com.

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