Resources

Researchers from Native American and Indigenous communities explain how colleagues and institutions can help them to battle marginalization.

This study found that LGBTQ STEM professionals were more likely to experience career limitations, harassment, and professional devaluation than their non-LGBTQ peers. They also reported more frequent health difficulties and were more likely to intend to leave STEM.

Report of the Workshop to Promote Safety in Field Sciences that was organized by CSU Desert Studies and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership on 24-26 March 2021. The workshop resulted in 52 recommendations targeted at improving field science culture change, as well as misconduct accountability, policy, and reporting. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) and trainings were additional cross-cutting topics. The recommendations focus on improving experiences for field participants of all backgrounds and identities. The recommendations represent a starting point, and we hope that the report will inspire and guide different audiences and actors in field science in implementing some or all of these recommendations, and to do so in a collaborative, community-based way.

Written primarily for undergraduates considering a research experience, the paper recommends practical strategies for dealing with three common sources of anxiety: imposter syndrome, communicating with mentors, and safety in fieldwork.

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.

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.

Jornada Basin LTER Code of Ethics including their code of conduct.

The article outlines tangible actions white academics can take to support Black colleagues and students.

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.

The racial history of scientific progress and the impact of exploitation and non-inclusive research on scientists and society. Plus, why objectivity will not solve the clearly documented (see data references within) problem; alternative solutions are proposed.