Beyond the numbers: Supporting an increasingly diverse LTER community
LTER Diversity Working Group report from the 2012 All Scientists Meeting.
What is Bias
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.
The Irony of Inclusion and Accessibility Statements
Article from Inside Higher Education, which calls for faculty to rethink their inclusion and accessibility statements in their syllabi which points to several elements beyond the content to focus on.
The misuse of colour in science communication
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.
Invisible Labor
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.
White Academia: Do Better
The article outlines tangible actions white academics can take to support Black colleagues and students.
Strengthening Pathways to Faculty Careers in STEM: Recommendations for Systemic Change to Support Underrepresented Groups
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.
Microaggressions in the classroom
A 20-minute video detailing the many ways microaggressions show up in university classroom settings but is generalizable to academia in general.
How microaggressions are like mosquito bites
A short, two-minute video explaining what microaggressions are, using the analogy of insect bites.
Please focus more on inclusion so that diversity recruitment efforts can work
A blog post asking academics to focus on creating more inclusive environments instead of focusing on the recruitment of “diverse” candidates alone.
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