Events
The following is a list of upcoming events organized by or affiliated with the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
Fall 2023 Events
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Date and Time |
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Location |
Description |
Registration |
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August 29, 11 am-12:30 pm |
Inclusive Pedagogy Session for TFs and CAs |
SEC |
In this session, we will critically examine how your teaching engages a diversity of students, and apply strategies for cultivating equity and belonging in learning environments. This session is intended for CA's and TFs with appointments at SEAS in Applied Math, BioE, EE, ESE, MechE, ES. |
Registration closed. |
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September |
Latinx Heritage Month |
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September 18, 4 - 5:30 pm |
Inclusive Pedagogy Session for TFs and CAs |
Zoom |
In this session, we will critically examine how your teaching engages a diversity of students, and apply strategies for cultivating equity and belonging in learning environments. This session is intended for CA's and TFs with appointments at SEAS in Applied Math, BioE, EE, ESE, MechE, ES. |
Registration closed. |
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October |
LGBTQ+ History Month National Disability Awareness Month |
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October 11, 5:30 - 7 pm |
Virtual Area Networking Event: Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering |
Zoom |
Registration closed. |
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October 18, 5:30 - 7 pm |
Virtual Area Networking Event: Applied Physics, Bioengineering, |
Zoom |
Registration closed. |
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October 19, 11:45 am – 1 pm |
Accessibility by Design: A Teach-in on Disability for the SEAS Community Luncheon Keynote with Dr. Rory Cooper |
In-person and Zoom |
Accessibility by Design: A Teach-in on Disability for the SEAS Community is a two-day event series designed to support our community learning goal of Exploring Universal Design for Accessibility and Inclusion. Through these opportunities, SEAS community members can share in experiences that support growth around Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. |
Registration closed. |
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October 19, 5:30 – 8 pm |
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution Screening by UDR |
In-person and Zoom |
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Registration closed. |
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October 20, 10 – 11 am |
Disability Inclusion Training by UDR |
Zoom |
According to the most recent census report, approximately 56 million (1 in 5) Americans has a disability. This session will provide a foundation of information for inclusion of individuals with disabilities at Harvard. University Disability Resources staff will discuss common barriers, such as environmental and unconscious bias, that individuals with disabilities often encounter. We will cover basic etiquette as well as detailed information that apply to people with various visible and invisible disabilities. An introduction to best practices for language usage, digital accessibility and hosting accessible events will be presented. Participants of this training will apply key concepts to their work with individuals with disabilities and will be taking an actionable step that indicates cultural awareness. |
Registration closed. |
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October 20, 12-2 pm 10 AM |
DIB Fellows’ Disability Access Tabling. |
In-person |
Maxwell Dworkin Lobby and SEC Lobby |
Registration closed. |
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October 24, 12:30 -1:30 pm |
Global Community Training for Returning Graduate and Post-baccalaureate Students |
In-person |
This session is designed to provide an introduction to and vocabulary around topics related to race and gender for all SEAS graduate students, including those long established in the U.S., as well as our thriving international student community. Students are exposed to research and engage in discussions about the role race and gender play in America and within STEM fields. [Open to returning SEAS graduate and Post-baccalaureate students] |
Registration closed. |
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November |
Native American Heritage Month |
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November 2, 5:00 - 6:30 pm |
Ivy Collective for Inclusivity: Launching and Pursuing Your Academic Job Search |
Zoom |
The event explores navigating the academic search process through panel discussions with diverse early- and mid-career faculty focused on launching and pursuing successful search and breakout sessions with senior graduate students to support peer-to-peer dialog. Its goal is to uncover the hidden curriculum of searching for academic jobs. Attendees will engage with graduate students and faculty at other Ivy institutions.
[Open to current SEAS Ph.D. Students] |
Register here. |
Anyone with a disability who would like to request accommodations or who has questions about physical access may contact diversity@seas.harvard.edu in advance of the program.
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February 6, 5:30 pm |
Campus Climate Data Walk (Student Event) |
Boylston Hall, Ticknor Lounge (Cambridge) | Participants will engage in a Data Walk as we creatively engage key findings from 2022's DIB campus climate survey. Dinner will be provided. | Register |
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February 8, 11:30 am- 12:30 pm |
Lunch Break Seminar Series : Evelyn Hu | SEC 2.122 | Speakers at this series will not only share their own exciting research, but also their story about how they grew interested in pursuing science. Evelyn Hu is the Torr-Coyne Professor of Applied Sciences and Electrical Engineering at SEAS and a co-director of the Harvard Quantum Initiative. Her research involves the study of nanoscale photonic devices demonstrating exceptional efficiencies, which hold promise for new quantum information technologies. Lunch from Dumpling House will be provided to the first 25 registrants. | Lunch will be provided for first 25 registrants. |
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February 17, 11:30 am-12:30 pm |
SEAS Affinity Group Luncheon | SEC 6.301 & 6.302 | The purpose of this luncheon is to create a space for students leaders to meet the leaders of other student clubs on campus and to meet the team from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. This will be an opportunity to learn how the DIB Office can support each club's members and events, as well as a chance to form relationships with other student leaders for the purpose of cross-club collaboration on future events. | Register |
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[POSTPONED from Feb. 17, New Date TBD] |
Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Facilitated Conversation | Participants will explore ethical dilemmas raised by the legacy of slavery at Harvard and reflect on the University’s and on their own roles and responsibilities in teaching or learning about this legacy. | ||
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March 2, 6-8 pm |
SEAS Graduate School Open House, Pre-Event Dinner |
Closed Event | ||
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March 3, 9-11 am |
SEAS Graduate School Open House, DIB Presentation | Closed Event | ||
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March 3, 3:30-4:30 pm |
SEAS Graduate School Open House, DIB Office Hours |
Maxwell-Dworkin 133 SEC 1.304 |
Want to know more about Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at SEAS? Stop by to meet the DIB Office in either Maxwell-Dworkin (Cambridge) or the SEC (Allston). | N/A |
| March 6 | DIB Student Fellows Application Period Opens | Information about the DIB Fellows position can be found on our website. | Apply here. | |
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March 8, 11-12:30pm |
Lunch Break Seminar Series: Markita Landry |
SEC 4.307 & |
Speakers at this series will not only share their own exciting research, but also their story about how they grew interested in pursuing science. Markita Landry is an associate professor in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley. She received her PhD in Chemical Physics and a certificate in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and completed a NSF postdoctoral fellowship in Chemical Engineering at MIT. | Lunch will be provided from La Qchara. No registration required. |
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March 8, 7:30-9:00 pm |
DIB Fellows |
Ticknor Lounge | Drop in and join our DIB Fellows for light refreshments and games before Spring Break! |
N/A |
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March 22, 11:00 am- 12:15 pm |
Lunch Break Seminar Series: Latha Venkataraman |
MD 119; MD 119 Lobby |
The SEAS DIB Office is excited to announce this week's Lunch Break Seminar! Invited speakers will share their personal background in how they grew interested in pursuing science, followed by discussing exciting research being conducted in their labs. Following each seminar is a catered lunch with foods from the speaker's cuisine of choice. Dr. Latha Venkataraman from the department of Applied Physics at Columbia University. Her lab specializes in fabricating and studying single molecule circuits. |
Lunch will be provided from Punjab Express. Registration not required. |
| March 28 | DIB Student Fellows Application Period Closes | |||
| April 3-7 | BRIDGE Week | BRIDGE Week Additional Details | ||
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April 3, 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm |
BRIDGE Week, Alumni Panel | Maxwell-Dworkin G125 |
Join SEAS alumni in this panel about their experiences at Harvard and beyond. Learn from our panelists about their champions and the communities that helped them thrive. Leave with take-aways for your academic and professional careers. |
RSVP |
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April 4, 2:30-4:30 pm |
BRIDGE Week, Thesis Celebration |
Maxwell-Dworkin 119 |
SEAS Seniors will introduce their thesis research topics and the value of thesis writing. Topics include Resources for Research and Writing; a Thesis-Hack-a-Thon; and a Group-Share-Out. |
RSVP |
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April 5, 11:00 am- 12:30 pm |
Lunch Break Seminar Series: Bogdan Dragnea |
SEC 2.122 |
The SEAS DIB Office is excited to announce this week's Lunch Break Seminar! Invited speakers will share their personal background in how they grew interested in pursuing science, followed by discussing exciting research being conducted in their labs. Following each seminar is a catered lunch with foods from the speaker's cuisine of choice. Bogdan Dragnea earned his Diploma in Physics from University of Bucharest in 1992. A Ph.D. scholarship from the French government allowed him to join the laser-matter interactions Physics graduate program at the University of Paris at Orsay. After a postdoc in near-field optics and spectroscopy with Steve Leone at JILA in Boulder, he joined the Chemistry Department at Indiana University Bloomington, in 2001. |
Lunch will be provided from Moldova. No registration required. |
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April 5, 6-8 pm |
BRIDGE Week, Banquet Dinner |
SEC 1.402 | Please join us for the BRIDGE Week Banquet Dinner to celebrate the SEAS community's work in improving access and inclusion in engineering. | RSVP Required |
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April 6, 6-8pm |
BRIDGE Week, Student Affinity Group Mixer |
SEC LL2 Atrium |
Celebrate the end of Bridge Week and your accomplishments this academic year with your peers. Music, food, and conversation. |
RSVP |
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April 7, 12- 3pm |
BRIDGE Week, "Coded Bias" Screening & Discussion |
SEC 1.321 |
Released in January, 2020, Coded Bias, explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's discovery of racial bias in facial recognition algorithms. In this forum, Dr. Buolamwini interrogates biased algorithms, surveillance, and machine learning with DIB Fellow Chepchumba Choge and Edward Alexander. |
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April 21, 3-4pm |
Ph.D. Focus Group - Campus Climate Survey |
Zoom | ODIB is hosting a focus group for Ph.D. students to give honest and constructive feedback on the SEAS experience as a graduate student. The focus group will be moderated by two of the DIB Fellows who are also currently enrolled as Ph.D. students. | RSVP |