Please focus more on inclusion so that diversity recruitment efforts can work

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

A blog post asking academics to focus on creating more inclusive environments instead of focusing on the recruitment of “diverse” candidates alone.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Strengthening Pathways to Faculty Careers in STEM: Recommendations for Systemic Change to Support Underrepresented Groups

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Lessons from the APLU INCLUDES Project. The Association of Public and Land Grant Universities has compiled evidence of promising practices for recruiting and retaining faculty from underrepresented groups.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Towards Safe and Inclusive Field Teaching Experiences

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This document is a specific list of recommendations for safer and more inclusive field experiences from the Anti-Racism Action Committee from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, at the University of California, Davis.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Black Women in the Ivory Tower

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This book provides scholars with a historical lens from which to view the higher education of Black women.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Invisible Labor

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

An Inside Higher Education article about the exploitation of scholars through inequities in labor in academia (cultural taxation) for faculty of color and gives career advice centered on ways to minimize the burden.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

The misuse of colour in science communication

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This publication details how commonly used color maps distort perception for all readers and how they may make visualizations unreadable or misleading for those with color vision deficiencies. The artilce includes recommendations for improved color mappings.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

What is Bias

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This page defines bias (explicit and implicit) microaggressions, and then aggregates resources on bias in sciences general and geosciences specifically. The page also shares resources on how implicit bias affects self-perception.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This paper presents a twenty-point anti-racism plan that organizations can implement to build an inclusive, equitable and accessible geoscience community. Enacting it will combat racism, discrimination, and the harassment of all members.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Broadening Participation Committee

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This LTER page includes a description of the Broadening Participation Committee’s function, activities, and membership.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.