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.

Since its inception, more than 270 Hispanic and Latino students have been supported by The Goizueta Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships. For this academic year, 18 scholars and eight fellows were selected, the highest number of new awardees to date.

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.

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.

Anyone with a concern such as unsafe working conditions, academic misconduct, or abuse are encouraged to access the EthicsPoint system.

For 27 years, Georgia Tech’s Focus Program has brought high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds to campus. This month, 192 students and postdocs attended, representing 81 colleges and universities from 32 states and four countries.

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.

Activists will recognize the familiar protest chant: What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now! According to Georgia Tech’s Fifth Annual Black History Month Lecture Keynote Speaker Angela Rye, this is the wrong ask.