Harvard Afternoon of Engagement will relay progress, seek input on inclusiveness issues
Students, academic personnel, and staff from across Harvard will have an opportunity on Wednesday to contribute their ideas on how to make the campus a more welcoming place for people from all backgrounds. Harvard President Drew Faust and Tracy Palandjian of the Board of Overseers, will host a University-wide event, the Afternoon of Engagement on Inclusion and Belonging, from 2–5 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The event is being organized by the Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging and is open to all University students, staff, and academic personnel. A simulcast will be available at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center in Longwood. Created by Faust in September, the task force is charged with examining how Harvard, whose tenets support diversity, can become a place of greater inclusiveness and belonging. The work includes clarifying existing barriers to creating that environment, and recommending solutions. The task force of academic personnel, staff, alumni, and students is...