Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data
Should publishers track the ethnicity of the researchers contributing to their platforms?
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#BlackInCancer Week Highlights The Contributions Of Black People In Cancer Medicine And Research
Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic
A week of talks, panels and discussions seeks to counter an impression "that this talent pool just does not exist."
Building Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility in Scholarly Communications
A Diverse View of Science to Catalyse Change
Valuing diversity leads to scientific excellence, the progress of science and, most importantly, it is simply the right thing to do. We must value diversity not only in words, but also in actions.
Five Tips for Boosting Diversity on Campus
Universities and those who work there must reimagine spaces, behaviour and processes to promote a sense of belonging for everyone.
Senior U.S. Lawmaker Wants National Academies to Scrutinize Racism in Science
Senior U.S. Lawmaker Wants National Academies to Scrutinize Racism in Science
Study would seek to identify effects of bias and how to promote equity.
#BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackInNeuro: Black scientists, physicians are using hashtags to uplift
#BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackInNeuro: Black scientists, physicians are using hashtags to uplift
Black scientists are embracing the hashtag movement that forced the nation to take a hard look at systemic racism.
How the Coronavirus is Gutting Diversity in Science
The pandemic is sabotaging the careers of researchers from under-represented groups, but institutions can help to staunch the outflow.
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts.
A Survival Guide for Black, Indigenous, and Other Women of Color in Academe
How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life.
Research Communication: Ways to Increase Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The eLife Early-Career Advisory Group calls for radical changes at eLife and other journals to make science more diverse and inclusive.
A List of Practical Ways Non-Black Faculty Members Can Help Dismantle Educational Inequities (opinion)
A List of Practical Ways Non-Black Faculty Members Can Help Dismantle Educational Inequities (opinion)
Non-Black faculty members have the power to help dismantle educational inequities, argue Viji Sathy, Kelly A. Hogan and Calvin M. Sims, and they suggest some practical ways for how to start.
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
#BlackintheIvory offers proof that academia needs to do better. Now we just need to do the work.
150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice
150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice
Over 150 Georgia State University faculty members signed an open letter to the school's president, Mark Becker, regarding a greater push for diversity and inclusion within its faculty.
Thousands of Scientists Worldwide to Go on Strike for Black Lives
Academics and some scientific organizations will stop research activities on 10 June to reflect and take action on systemic inequalities in science.
Take Action - #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM
Wednesday June 10 has been designated a day of action in STEM and in academia in support of Black lives. Non-Black, non-Indigenous people in STEM and academia are invited to dedicate their working hours to formulating a plan of ACTION for how to join the struggle to ensure that Black lives matter.
Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing
Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing
Both hashtags trended on social media over the weekend and speak to pervasive racial inequity.
Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither Is Science
Ignoring science's legacy of racism or a wider culture shaped by white supremacy doesn't make scientists "objective".
Racism in Science: We Need to Act Now
It is easy to make excuses – the legacy of historic racism is so strong that there are not a lot of senior Black scientists to choose from, and those that have survived the gauntlet are in demand and overcommitted, and so on and so forth. But these excuses are lame.
10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity
10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity
Acknowledge the history. Revise your work. Refuse to be complicit.
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