The curricula, called Entering Mentoring, is for mentors of research trainees. It was originally developed for mentors across science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines at different career stages, working with undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty.
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Earth Science Women’s Network
The Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) is an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences, many of whom are in the early stages of their careers. They promote career development, build community, provide opportunities for informal mentoring and support, and facilitate professional collaborations.
Step up to leadership for mid-career growth
It’s easy to get stuck in an endless whirl of grants and papers. Jeffrey McDonnell offers tips for becoming a leader in your field to ascend to the next professional level.
Mentoring Manual
All of us encounter many opportunities in our lives to either mentor, or be mentored; and in any mentoring relationship the responsibility to foster and guide the process falls to both the mentor and the mentee. The goal of this online manual is to highlight the value of mentoring and to help students, faculty, and… Read more »
Lab heads should learn to talk about racism
Fundamentally, tackling racism and intolerance in science requires an acknowledgement from us all that it exists. This is a call on senior scientists to speak up and to invite others to do so.
What does it take to make an institution more diverse?
As you expand recruiting efforts — whether for students, faculty, staff, or proposals — a strategic recruitment plan can help you decide how to prioritize time and resources. What does it take to make an institution more diverse? (Nature, 6 June 2018) offers some ideas for getting started.
Toolkit to Mitigate Bias in Recruitment & Hiring
The Avarna organization provides learning experiences, assessments, implementation planning, mentorship and coaching, intentional convenings, and resources for the outdoor and environmental sector. They have made their toolkit for mitigating bias in recruitment and hiring freely available.
AGU Bridge Program
The AGU Bridge Program aims to advance opportunities for all students in graduate geoscience departments and to support cohorts of students pursuing advanced degrees in the geosciences. Talent is equally distributed, but opportunities are not. By providing support to students, the program recognizes the potential for all students to excel in the geosciences.
SEEDS: Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability
The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability program (SEEDS) is the flagship award-winning education program of the Ecological Society of America. Its mission is to diversify and advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of underrepresented students to participate, and to lead in ecology.
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) works to increase the number of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups who choose to pursue coursework and careers in conservation. The program also creates space for important conversations about diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the conservation and environmental fields.
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