Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Within the Department:

• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee: https://thecollege.syr.edu/earth-sciences-department/justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/
• GeoGO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: https://sites.google.com/view/geogo-dei

Within the College:

College resources can be found at the following link: https://thecollege.syr.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/

Within the University:

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence curates several workshops that are available online.  These include:

• Identifying and Reducing Implicit Bias in Pedagogical Decision-Making
• Establishing Civility and Positive Climate in Your Teaching Environment
• Problematizing Identity and Intersectionality on the College Campus
• Transparent Teaching: An Evidence-Based Inclusive Practice
• Navigating Challenges of Diversity in the Classroom

You may sign up for any of these workshops at the following link: https://provost.syr.edu/center-for-teaching-and-learning-excellence/events/

Resources for Learning about DEIA:

Inclusion and Intersectionality:

If you are interested in learning more about these topics within science, please see the following resources:

• Inclusion and Intersectionality in Science, Dr Zuleyka Zevallos: https://othersociologist.com/2018/04/23/inclusion-and-intersectionality-in-science/

COVID and Inequality:

If you are interested in learning more about DEIA issues related to COVID, AdvanceGEO has compiled helpful information here:

https://serc.carleton.edu/advancegeo/resources/covid-19.html

Letter Writing:

Avoiding racial bias in letter writing: https://aaberhe.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/avoiding-racial-bias-in-reference-writing.pdf

Avoiding gender bias in letter writing: https://csw.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/avoiding_gender_bias_in_letter_of_reference_writing.pdf

Other Resources:

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