Workshops
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EID workshops and trainings for campus departments including department of Neurology (February) and Hornstein (March)
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3 Self-care/self-love workshops hosted by community partner Radical Joy, Inc. in February, March, May
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2 community healing spaces to process: 1) the continued loss of lives, and 2) the Derek Chauvin verdict
Slavery, Structural Racism and the Struggle for Reparations in the U.S.
- Panel discussion co-sponsored with COEX program, featuring Dreisen Heath of Human Rights Watch & Research Scientist Peter Dixon
7-Day Neurodiversity Challenge
- More than 200 participants
Faculty Activity Report 2021
- 59% responded to DEI question compared to 34% in 2020, the inaugural year
Spotlight on President Biden’s First 100 Days
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"Vaccine Equity and Efficacy in the Time of COVID Variants," moderated by Maria Madison
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"Anita Hill on the Future of Equality and the U.S. Supreme Court," moderated by Maria Madison and Cindy Thomas
New Comprehensive Recruitment, Onboarding Policy
- To ensure equitable, inclusive and diverse recruitment of Heller staff and researchers
First DEI In-Depth Orientation for Admitted Students
- In partnership with Heller Admissions
Summer
Pilot of Racial Equity Action Challenge at Heller (REACH)
- In partnership with the Racial Equity Student Working Group, Social Impact MBA Program Director Carole Carlson
Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
- Survivors shared testimonies; academics discussed how to prevent genocide
Near-Peer Mentoring Program Growth
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8 participants in 2019 to 100 participants in 2021
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Collaboration across Heller Career Services, Alumni Office & EID office
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New partnership with student-led REACH team