{"623427":{"#nid":"623427","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Registration Now Open for 11th Annual Diversity Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn September 1961, Ford Greene, Ralph Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams became Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s first African American matriculants. In June 1965, Ronald Yancey became the Institute\u0026rsquo;s first African American graduate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a morning panel conversation with these four men as we explore the racial history and progress of our campus community at the 11\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Diversity Symposium, \u0026lsquo;Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Racial Diversity Journey: Recognizing Our Past, Acknowledging Our Present, and Charting Our Future,\u0026rsquo; on September 4 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese trailblazers will also be honored with the dedication of bronze statues to be permanently affixed in Harrison Square and the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons to mark their significance in the history of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Diversity Symposium, and to register, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/diversitysymposium\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/diversitysymposium\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first African American students and graduate will be recognized at the Diversity Symposium on September 4, 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Registration is now open for the 2019 Diversity Symposium on September 4."}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2019-07-16 15:37:47","changed_gmt":"2019-07-20 17:49:21","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623429":{"id":"623429","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Annual Diversity Symposium ","body":null,"created":"1563291554","gmt_created":"2019-07-16 15:39:14","changed":"1563458083","gmt_changed":"2019-07-18 13:54:43","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237425","name":"diversity_symposium_logo-2016.112800.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diversity_symposium_logo-2016.112800.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diversity_symposium_logo-2016.112800.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":64609,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/diversity_symposium_logo-2016.112800.jpg?itok=PSy6fIKp"}},"623431":{"id":"623431","type":"image","title":"The first African American matriculants and graduate will be recognized at the September 4 Diversity Symposium","body":null,"created":"1563291656","gmt_created":"2019-07-16 15:40:56","changed":"1563644861","gmt_changed":"2019-07-20 17:47:41","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237426","name":"Collage_FourTrailblazers (2).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Collage_FourTrailblazers%20%282%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Collage_FourTrailblazers%20%282%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":380848,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Collage_FourTrailblazers%20%282%29.jpg?itok=kg6piUbq"}}},"media_ids":["623429","623431"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2010\/10\/07\/georgia-tech-celebrates-50th-anniversary-matriculation-black-students","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Matriculation of Black Students"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2015\/02\/18\/50-years-ago-first-african-american-student-graduated-tech","title":"50 Years Ago, First African-American Student Graduated from Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"},{"id":"1307","name":"Office of Minority Education and Development (OMED)"},{"id":"535141","name":"Staff Diversity"},{"id":"322561","name":"Student Diversity Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"3480","name":"Diversity Symposium"},{"id":"2000","name":"Dedication"},{"id":"1841","name":"race"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECourtney Hill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Diversity\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\ncourtney.hill@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["courtney.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}