3 Questions: Kuheli Dutt reflects on diversity in science | MIT News

In summer 2021, the MIT School of Science welcomed Kuheli Dutt, one of the six assistant deans for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Institute. Dutt came to MIT from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where she led Lamont’s DEI efforts and initiatives since 2008. At Columbia, she also co-chaired the university’s Senate Commission on the Status of Women and served on its Life Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging.

As with many higher education institutions that focus on geosciences research — a predominantly white and…

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