{"658481":{"#nid":"658481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CEISMC research associate participated in 2021-2022 Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnder the umbrella of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion department\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/DIFellowsProgram\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDiversity and Inclusion Fellows Program\u003C\/a\u003E allows students, faculty, and staff to work individually and collectively on their action, research, or teaching objectives while improving inclusivity on campus. There were 35 fellows selected for the 2021-22 cohort.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/about\/staffdirectory\/justina-jackson\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJustina Jackson\u003C\/a\u003E, a research associate at Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E, is one of the fellows from the 2021-22 cohort. As a fellow, Jackson was tasked with creating and sharing a project with the campus community, centered around creating a safe, conformable, and empowering space where a network of ambassadors would be able to promote a culture of inclusivity and diversity. Jackson was able do so through her project titled \u201cIntersectionality Learning Community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy using works from Bonnie Thorton Dill and Ruth Enid Zambrana, as well as Audre Lorde, Jackson designed a program in which eight women shared and discussed intersectionality in their lives, in and outside of academia in the span of two meetings. This type of activity reflected the idea found in Dill\u2019s and Zamabrana\u2019s book, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rutgersuniversitypress.org\/emerging-intersections\/9780813544557\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEmerging Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender in Theory, Policy, and Practice\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, that \u201cintersectional work is dependent upon collaborations, alliances, and networks among scholars with similar intellectual interests, visions, ideas, and values.\u201d Jackson had this quote in mind when creating this inclusive group of women in academia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough Jackson\u2019s project, these women were able to share their own inner doubts with each other and open a conversation to empower one another to not only become confident, but to also understand the impacts of silence. They were able to discuss constructive dialogue for addressing complex issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJackson\u2019s project successfully created a space where diversity and inclusivity mattered. \u201cThis work is the result of people, from many different backgrounds, coming together to listen, learn, and support one another,\u201d said Jackson. \u201cI appreciate my team and colleagues who seek greater understanding toward a more just world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough her project, Jackson was able to open the door for more long-term cultural change for the Georgia Tech campus community, fulfilling her responsibility as a fellow in the Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u2014Angelica Jones, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnder the umbrella of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion department\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/DIFellowsProgram\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDiversity and Inclusion Fellows Program\u003C\/a\u003E allows students, faculty, and staff to work individually and collectively on their action, research, or teaching objectives while improving inclusivity on campus. 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