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Employee Resource Groups Help Build Community
07/01/2021

Employee Resource Groups Help Build Community

Jennifer Torres-Siders
Caltech Human Resources, the Equity and Title IX Office, and the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity have created new tools to help groups support growth, leadership, and belonging.
A laptop screen shows a zoom meeting gallery featuring members of the APACT leadership team. Top: Wendy Chin, Jia Shen, and Alison Tominaga. Bottom: Athena Castro, Nidhi Bansal, and Nicole Williams
Caltech Celebrates Progress in Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment and Admissions
06/21/2021

Caltech Celebrates Progress in Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment and Admissions

Jennifer Torres and Lori Oliwenstein
New programs and partnerships have been established to sustain and accelerate gains.
Student Jennifer Rodriguez stands with her luggage in front of the Moore Laboratory of Engineering
Expanding the WAVE Pipeline
06/21/2021

Expanding the WAVE Pipeline

Judy Hill
WAVE Fellows program for underrepresented students in STEM to double in size
Graduate student Rebekah Loving with Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences Lior Pachter
Joe Kiani Elected as New Caltech Trustee
04/23/2021

Joe Kiani Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
The founder, chairman, and CEO of Masimo, Kiani has also established the nonprofit Patient Safety Movement Foundation to eliminate deaths resulting from preventable errors in hospitals.
Joe Kiani
Caltech Elects New and Returning Trustees
04/23/2021

Caltech Elects New and Returning Trustees

Davin Malasarn
Caltech’s Board of Trustees welcomes three new members and one returning member.
Parsons-Gates Hall of Administration
Barbara M. Barrett Re-elected to Caltech Board of Trustees
04/23/2021

Barbara M. Barrett Re-elected to Caltech Board of Trustees

Davin Malasarn
The former Ambassador to Finland previously served on the Caltech Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2019, including as vice chair of the JPL Committee.
Barbara Barrett
Mason H. Smith Elected as New Caltech Trustee
04/23/2021

Mason H. Smith Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
Smith (BS ’09) is the head of software engineering at TGS Management Company, a quantitative trading firm.
Mason H. Smith
Fariborz Maseeh Elected as New Caltech Trustee
04/23/2021

Fariborz Maseeh Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
Maseeh is the founder and president of the Massiah Foundation, which supports education, health, and arts and culture initiatives.
Fariborz Maseeh
Women Advocating for Women
03/30/2021

Women Advocating for Women

Judy Hill
Women-led groups across campus provide support and community, an effect that is multiplied when they come together under the umbrella of Caltech's Women's Engagement Board.
a blue tie dye t-shirt with the logo for women in BBE
Cassandra Horii Named Caltech's Assistant Vice Provost and Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach
03/22/2021

Cassandra Horii Named Caltech's Assistant Vice Provost and Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach

Cassandra Volpe Horii, the founding director of Caltech's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach (CTLO), has been promoted to the role of assistant vice provost and director of the CTLO.
Portrait of Cassandra Horii in black blazer