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DSI is a graduate social design program asking:
- How can design offer pathways that shift us towards healthy, equitable systems?
- What conditions and collaborations enable communities, systems, and nature to thrive?
- How can social design increase care and our capacity
for change?
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Envisioned in 2020 to support underrepresented communities in design, DSI offers the Equity in Design Scholarship to address intersectional oppressions and promote equitable opportunities starting with our own student community. The award aims to grant $10,000 to one incoming student.
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AAAAH! (Asian Artists and Activists Hub)
Effy Tan (DSI ’23) and Mouhui Sun (DSI ’23) will be hosting an event for Asian artists and activists next month in NYC!
The Bronx-wide Coalition and “The Bronx-Wide Plan”
We invite you to join us in conversation with the Bronx-wide Coalition on March 29! This will be a public event!
Global Guest Lecture: Moya Bailey
We had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Moya Bailey to DSI! Dr. Bailey is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University whose work explores the intersection of race, gender, media, and medicine. Check out her lecture below!

Condoms 101 Project
Yuwen Wang and Xujun Wang
This project created a new conversation around condom-use for gay men in Beijing colleges in efforts to overcome stigma and encourage safety.