- Mailing Address
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225 North Avenue NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30332 - Phone
- (404) 894-4154
- Email address
- admission@gatech.edu
- Website
- https://www.gatech.edu/
- School Information
- "Founded on Oct. 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology opened its doors in October 1888 to 84 students. The School’s creation signaled the beginning of the transformation of the agrarian South to an industrial economy" (Source: https://www.gatech.edu/about/history-traditions). Today, Georgia Tech has a total enrollment of nearly 40,000 students. The university offers over 130 majors and minors and has a student to faculty ratio of 19 to 1.
- General Information
- Georgia Tech has responded to the events surrounding George Floyd by launching various diversity centered initiatives. The university has created various resource lists for diversity and inclusion as well. Furthermore, the AAMI, Focus, and Impact Community programs offer support to diverse students. The university does offer Diversity and Inclusion Education and Training. The university requires Implicit Bias Training of all academic leaders. At this time, the university does not require Critical Race Training of all students at this time. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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Georgia Tech offers Diversity and Inclusion Education and Training to "all members of the Tech community."
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In 2021, Georgia Tech announced that all academic leaders are required to take Implicit Bias Workshops and renew such IB training every 4 years.
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- Curriculum Changes and Requirements
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On September 22, 2020, the School of History and Sociology crafted an Anti-Racism Action Committee. The HSOC will "revisit/revise the undergraduate curriculum, including existing course titles, exploring new course offerings, and potentially amending requirements for the major" and "develop a robust Black Studies minor using HSOC’s existing African American Studies Certificate as a starting point."
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- Resources
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Georgia Tech offers numerous "diversity related training resources."
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The African-American male Initiative provides support and resources to African-American men specifically through "academic resources, mentoring, and leadership training."
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Georgia Tech has an Impact Community program which "incorporates elements of existing Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs such as events, mentorship, community service, and community building."
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Georgia Tech's Focus program is intended for historically underrepresented students and provides assistance with applying to graduate schools.
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- Symbolic Actions
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On June 19, 2020, the HSOC Chair responded to the deaths of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor by stating, "Brooks, Floyd, and Taylor are hardly the first to suffer this injustice, and sadly will probably not be the last."
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On May 31, 2020, the president released a statement on George Floyd stating, "Like many of you, I have struggled to process the senseless, heartbreaking killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis."
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Georgia Tech committed that the IDEI will "host a panel discussion with President Àngel Cabrera that will feature the lived experiences of Black and non-Black faculty, staff, and students."
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Tia Jackson-Truitt, the director Diversity and Inclusion Education and Training, joined IDEI.
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