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Structural Engineering
Engagement and Equity
Insight Development
Welcome to Read. Watch. Listen - a forum to share and promote conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the structural engineering profession. Each month, the committee curates a series of articles, audio-visual, and digital media to facilitate self-education in matters that affect our professional practice as structural engineers. Whether you choose to read, watch, or listen (or all three!), we hope you will join us in this important conversation.
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Read.Watch.Listen. The Value of Continuing Education
October 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. This month, we are diving into the value of continuing education for Professional Engineers. Frequently viewed as a means to an end, one of many boxes checked during the course of licensure renewal, the true worth of lifelong learning and the value it provides to design professionals is often discounted and overlooked. It is true that f
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Read.Watch.Listen. The Real Value of Diversity
September 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. This month, we delve into the meaning and value of the idea of diversity. Diversity can mean many different things- a diverse investment portfolio is more resilient against the whims of the market, a diverse ecosystem more vibrant and adaptable than a monoculture that could be wiped out by a single blight. When we think about diversit
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Read.Watch.Listen. The Importance of Management Training for Engineers
August 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. This month, we focus in on one of the most often-cited reasons that mid-level engineers struggle and even leave the engineering industry- insufficient management training and career development. It is a common trope of this industry that workers get promoted to their level of incompetence. Success as an engineer generally results in prom
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Read.Watch.Listen. The Foreign-Born Engineer Experience
July 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. This month, we will dive in and learn about the various experiences and challenges that face foreign-born engineers living and working in the United States. This is a topic that becomes more relevant with each passing year- the percentage of the engineering workforce made up of foreign-born workers rose from 15% in 2000 to 20% in 2020, and
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Read.Watch.Listen. Pride Month
June 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. June is Pride month across the US, when individuals and institutions celebrate the progress of the LGBTQIA+ community and bring attention to the issues still plaguing many of its members. Since the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, June has been a month for community actions, discussions and celebrations to advance equity and acceptance
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Read.Watch.Listen. How to Train Your Intern!
May 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch.Listen. As we approach the end of the school year, students across the country will be seeking and entering summer internships at structural engineering firms of all sizes. Internships are an opportunity for students to gain invaluable real-world work and design experience, and they are an equally valuable opportunity for firms to market themselves
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Read.Watch.Listen. Arab American Heritage Month
April 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch .Listen. April is Arab American Heritage Month, so this month we will be celebrating the voices, contributions, and accomplishments of members of Arab backgrounds working in engineering. According to AIA, only 0.3% of architects are from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a large region comprising over 20 countries and frequently grouped to
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Read.Watch.Listen. Mental Health in the Workplace
March 2026 Issue A monthly forum to share diversity, equity, and inclusion resources. Welcome to the next installment of Read.Watch .Listen. Last month, we discussed generally how anxiety, stress, and burnout can negatively affect engineers in particular. This month, we focus on specific mental health resources and techniques that can help address these issues, with resources for individuals as well as organizations and managers to help ensure that teams can communicate effec
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