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Diversity Resources

General Resources

• Inventing Our Future: MIT's Diversity Story
• Heroes challenge us
• Adaptive Technology Information Center ATIC provides information technology resources and services specifically designed to address the needs of MIT community members and visitors with disabilities.
• Center for Work, Family and Personal Life The MIT Center for Work, Family & Personal Life fosters a welcoming and supportive environment that enhances the lives of the diverse mix of people and families who live, work, and study at MIT.
• Committee on Race and Diversity The Committee is appointed by MIT's President and its members come from all parts of the MIT community—students, faculty, and staff. This web site describes CRD's public programs as well as other campus resources on race and culture.
• Culture and language groups A wide range of interest groups are open to members of the MIT community.
• Latino Cultural Center The Latino Cultural Center [LCC] functions as the hub for many of the Latino student organizations, as well as individual community members interested in learning more about Latino culture.
• LBGT@MIT MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad spectrum of services, activities, and resources for LBGT, questioning, and supportive individuals. This site was designed to connect you with the support and resources offered.
• LBGT Issues Group The LBGT Issues Group is a committee of faculty, staff, students, and alumni(ae) who are lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, or just plain friendly. They seek to foster a safe and welcoming environment for LBGT students and to ensure that the educational mission of MIT is upheld for all students regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
• "LGBTQ students indeed welcome here, says survey: Positive ’Living Pink’ survey results useful for wide range of students" - Nick Holden - MIT News Office, October 28, 2011
  
• Living Pink Guide is produced by LBGT@MIT to help undergraduate students find dorms, independent living groups, 
  fraternities, and sororities that are welcoming to lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer individuals
• Lifesites LifeSites is designed to provide quick access to the hundreds of services, activities, programs, and groups that support personal, family, and community life here at MIT.
• Ombuds Office Confidential resource for workplace, educational, and personal problems.
• Physics Title IX Review
• Religious Life The Chaplain to the Institute and the Board of Chaplains at MIT all provide spiritual and personal support to students, faculty, staff and the MIT community.

   For Students:

• Association of Student Activities
• Division of Student Life
• Office of the Dean of Graduate Education
• Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
• Office of Minority Education
• Path of Professorship Workshop
• Path of Professorship Resources
• Undergraduate Admissions Home Page
• Undergraduate Admissions: The MIT Minority Community
• MSRP
  
  The MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) is a program which allows undergraduate students to spend a summer at MIT conducting research in various laboratories.
• CONVERGE
  
  CONVERGE is a preview weekend for ~35 undergraduates from around the country held on the MIT campus during the fall in order to encourage them to apply to and attend graduate school.
• Summer Research Program in Genomics at the Broad Institute
  
  The Summer Research Program in Genomics, is designed for underrepresented minority undergraduate students with an interest in the physical, biological, or computer sciences, engineering, or mathematics and a commitment to research.
• Pre-Undergraduate Summer
  Project Interphase Interphase is a bridge for incoming MIT freshman who would benefit from support during the transition. A rigorous academic program, it builds community and confidence while enhancing the students’ science and engineering skills.

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   For Faculty:

• Associate Provosts for Faculty Equity: Associate Provost Barbara Liskov and Associate Provost Wes Harris
• Gender Equity Project
  
  The goal of the Gender Equity Project is to leverage the MIT School of Science report (see History) for the most positive outcome in redressing gender bias in higher education.
• Initiative on Faculty Race and Diversity
  
  A team of faculty, representing all five of MIT's Schools, is helping to develop the Institute's new initiative to study how race affects the recruitment, retention, professional opportunities, and collegial experiences of under-represented minority faculty members at MIT.

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   For Staff:

• Affirmative Action, Diversity and Inclusion
• Council on Staff Diversity
• Human Resources Home Page
• New Employee Orientation
• MIT Stafflinks
• Staff Diversity Resources

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