{"id":19606,"date":"2021-03-11T15:22:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/?page_id=19606"},"modified":"2023-04-26T09:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:18:19","slug":"biology-diversity-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/about\/diversity\/biology-diversity-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Diversity Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19623 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BDC_banner_Logo-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"NULL\" width=\"1157\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Biology graduate students launched the Biology Diversity Community (BDC), a cross-disciplinary, student-driven group that fosters peer support for underrepresented students and unites a network of individuals throughout the Biology community. The BDC focuses on creating a space for individuals and groups to communicate their varying perspectives to the MIT community and beyond, and to discuss how to navigate barriers as graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>To contact the BDC, email <a href=\"mailto:bdcgroup@mit.edu\">bdcgroup@mit.edu<\/a>. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/bdcgroup.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Organizers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ana Tsai, Biograd Class of 2021<\/li>\n<li>Cesar Dominguez, Biograd Class of 2019<\/li>\n<li>Christian Loyo, Biograd Class of 2019<\/li>\n<li>Juana De La O, Biograd Class of 2019<\/li>\n<li>Julia Dierksheide, Biograd Class of 2020<\/li>\n<li>Manraj Gill, Biograd Class of 2018<\/li>\n<li>SaRa Kim, Technical Associate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information on past members, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/bdcgroup.mit.edu\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<p>The BDC hosts a variety of events throughout the academic year. After the success of #ShutdownSTEM in June 2020, the BDC implemented a Diversity Seminar Series in the Fall of 2020 and a more casual Coffee Series in the Spring of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>With these events, our mission is to highlight diverse voices and to continue department-wide conversations about race, gender, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to engage the MIT community in educational discussions, disrupt biases and systems of oppression, and build a community with opportunities to learn how individuals\u2019 unique identities influence their experiences.<\/p>\n<h2>Previous Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coffee and conversations: Codeswitching and authenticity<\/li>\n<li>Professors and Pizza: MLK visiting scholars Brandon Ogbunu and Wasalu Jaco<\/li>\n<li>Ice cream float department social<\/li>\n<li>Coffee and conversations: Identity and student experience<\/li>\n<li>Panel on Creative and social outlets for community building<\/li>\n<li>Special seminar on voting<\/li>\n<li>Community seminar with first-generation graduate students<\/li>\n<li>Seminar with Darcy Gordon: Building inclusivity in higher education<\/li>\n<li>Panel and discussion with visual artists working at the intersection of science and art<\/li>\n<li>Interactive workshop on spoken word poetry with Lupe Fiasco<\/li>\n<li>Showcase with exhibits and performances to celebrate artists in the MIT Biology Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018, Biology graduate students launched the Biology Diversity Community (BDC), a cross-disciplinary, student-driven group that fosters peer support for underrepresented students and unites a network of individuals throughout the Biology community. 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