13th Annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday September 15, 2021
      8:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Location: Atlanta, GA
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  • Fee(s):
    There is no fee to attend.
  • Extras:
    Free food, freebies
Contact

Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
institutediversity@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The 13th annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium will take place Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Full Summary: The 13th annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium will take place Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The event will center on the globalization of anti-racism movements and will include a virtual keynote from hirstorian and author Ibram X. Kendi.

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The 13th annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium, The Globalization of Anti-Racism Activism, will take place Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.

The event will open with a virtual keynote by Ibram X. Kendi, historian and award-winning author of How to Be An Antiracist. The event will also include panel discussions with Tech faculty, staff, students, and alumni on topics of local, national, and international anti-racism movements. The day will conclude as we recognize this year's Diversity Champion Awards and Faces of Inclusive Excellence honorees. 

The campus community is invited to virtually attend by registering at https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08TdWX65oweF7Rc.

This event is sponsored by Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the 2021 Diversity Symposium Planning Committee.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

Diversity and Inclusion Education and Training , ADVANCE, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI), Office of Hispanic Initiatives, Office of Minority Education and Development (OMED), Staff Council, Staff Diversity, The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students
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Keywords
diversity, equity, inclusion, symposium, racism, anti-racism, equal right
Status
  • Created By: Courtney Hill
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 1, 2021 - 12:01pm
  • Last Updated: Sep 9, 2021 - 9:16am