The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN)

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The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN)

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The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN) is dedicated to facilitating and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the environmental and data science fields. You can join by following the instructions on their website

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HBCUs

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HBCUs

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A site to learn more about HBCUs — both individually across the country, but also provides general information on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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Creating Inclusive Virtual Spaces

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Creating Inclusive Virtual Spaces

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Virtual places of learning and work bring with them new challenges to maintaining inclusive and safe classrooms and workspaces. The rapid shift to virtual learning and working from home for large segments of the population in the US and globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted some of these challenges, especially given little time for preparation. In order to address shifting workplace dynamics and accommodate individual needs in a time of heightened inequities, consider the following questions about differences in accessibility and impact. This webpage provides a sample of readings on important topics to keep in mind for inclusive learning and working spaces.

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MANRRS

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MANRRS

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MANRRS is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Michigan that promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences.

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MAES: Latinos in science and engineering

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MAES: Latinos in science and engineering

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MAES is recognized as a prominent organization for its development and contributions towards the success of Latino leaders in STEM.

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Minority Postdoc

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Minority Postdoc

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A web portal on the minority postdoctoral experience featuring news, articles, resources, and events about jobs, career advice, professional development, funding, fellowships, mentoring, and diversity issues.

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Anti-harassment/discrimination training materials

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Anti-harassment/discrimination training materials

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In support of the geoscience community’s attentiveness to developing a more inclusive culture that is resistant to harassment and discrimination, a collaborative effort to develop an anti-harassment/discrimination curriculum is underway. The curriculum is designed to be engaging and educative for undergraduate students, who may have little formal training in the terminology and concepts surrounding such topics, are likely to be unaware of policies and procedures regarding harassment, discrimination, and fraternization, are unlikely to know how to respond if they were to witness an incident of discrimination or harassment, and unlikely to know how to report incidents. Through this curriculum we seek to empower students, who might otherwise be vulnerable. We also designed this curriculum to be a practical and approachable resource to inspire, encourage, and enable program facilitators, faculty, and other community leaders to engage with their students around these important topics to change our community’s culture.

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Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion

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Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion

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Researchers are urging universities across the United States to find a new way to identify the next generation of scientists. A new study discovered that traditional admissions metrics for physics Ph.D. programs such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) do not predict completion and hurt the growth of diversity in physics, which is already the least diverse of the sciences.

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#GeoGRExit: Why Geosciences Programs Are Dropping the GRE

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#GeoGRExit: Why Geosciences Programs Are Dropping the GRE

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Geoscience graduate programs are increasingly abandoning the controversial test as an admissions requirement, a welcome development for equity and inclusion in the field. How can your school be next?

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To GRE or not to GRE

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To GRE or not to GRE

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A case for abandoning the GRE in the geosciences

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