{"661651":{"#nid":"661651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Honored with Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Ninth Consecutive Year","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the ninth consecutive year, Georgia Tech has been awarded the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from \u003Cem\u003EINSIGHT Into Diversity\u003C\/em\u003E magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a recipient of the annual HEED Award \u0026mdash; a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion \u0026mdash; Georgia Tech joins 103 higher education institutions who were also named recipients. These institutions will be featured in the November 2022 issue of INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re embarking on a new chapter for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said Archie Ervin, vice president of Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for the Institute. \u0026ldquo;With our new DEI plan and the efforts being made to operationalize our commitment to building inclusive and equitable communities across the Institute, we are\u0026nbsp;excited to continue our work towards making Georgia Tech a place\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ewhere everyone can succeed, regardless of background.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees \u0026mdash; and best practices for both \u0026mdash; leadership support for diversity, campus culture and climate, supplier diversity, and many other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion,\u0026rdquo; said Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of \u003Cem\u003EINSIGHT Into Diversity \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine. We take a detailed approach to reviewing each application in deciding who will be named a HEED Award recipient. Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being done every day across their campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the HEED Award, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/about-the-heed-award\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Einsightintodiversity.com\/about-the-heed-award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the ninth year in a row, Georgia Tech has been honored with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT into Diversity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For the ninth year in a row, Georgia Tech has been honored with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT into Diversity."}],"uid":"36136","created_gmt":"2022-09-28 19:38:35","changed_gmt":"2022-10-06 19:50:03","author":"tparrett3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"661903":{"id":"661903","type":"image","title":"HEED 2022 Diversity Award","body":null,"created":"1665085790","gmt_created":"2022-10-06 19:49:50","changed":"1665085790","gmt_changed":"2022-10-06 19:49:50","alt":"HEED 2022 Diversity Award","file":{"fid":"250721","name":"HEED_logo2022.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HEED_logo2022_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HEED_logo2022_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":469024,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HEED_logo2022_0.jpg?itok=9p5AvCAY"}}},"media_ids":["661903"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"142101","name":"HEED Award"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETammy Parrett (she\/her)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tammy.parrett@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etammy.parrett@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}