Welcome to the August edition of the STEM LEAF/ADVANCE Newsletter!
Clarkson’s NSF ADVANCE grant is designed
1) to effect positive institutional change around reduction of implicit or unintentional bias associated with gender and intersectional issues of race, ethnicity, country of origin, sexual orientation, and disability,
2) to systematically and equitably support the development of inclusive leadership skills and the professional advancement of women STEM faculty, and
3) to implement sustainable, systematic changes across the University in support of these goals.
Resources/News
Ten Ways to Support Your Immigrant Colleagues by Dafna Lemish in Academic Leader
“It is a shared interest for all of us—students, faculty, administrators—to cultivate a collegial academic culture of belonging that maximizes the potential of each member of our community.”
(The above is the author’s reflection on their research: Dafna Lemish (2022) Academic Immigrants in DEI Discussions: Another Blind Spot, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 54:3, 51-56, DOI: 10.1080/00091383.2022.2054200)
Meeting the Physicist who Spoke Out against the Bomb She Helped Create by Katie Hafner & Erica Huang in Scientific American (Lost Women of Science Podcast)
“Katharine “Kay” Way was a nuclear physicist who worked at multiple Manhattan Project sites. She was an expert in radioactive decay. But after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, she became increasingly concerned about the ethics of nuclear weapons. Way signed the Szilard Petition and worked to spread awareness of the moral responsibility surrounding atomic weaponry. Her efforts included co-editing the influential One World or None: A Report to the Public on the Full Meaning of the Atomic Bomb, and she remained an outspoken advocate for fairness and justice.”
Cultivating Equity in STEM through Inclusive Language (Webinar)
Join the ARC Network on Thursday, September 14 at 3pm ET for a webinar on “Cultivating Equity in STEM Through Inclusive Language.” The ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network convened scholars from multiple disciplines for a two-day workshop to prioritize under-studied research questions under the general theme of Problematic STEM Jargon. This webinar features a panel of workshop participants to discuss themes from the workshop and approaches to moving from research to action. We are excited to welcome experts Leah Ceccarelli, El Lower, and Desiree Forsyth in a discussion moderated by ARC Network Project Director Virginia Rhodes. Register for the webinar at: bit.ly/ERWJargon
Fellowship Opportunity
2024 SciComm Identities Project Fellowship
Join the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the URI Science & Story Lab for a year-long fellowship to develop your voice and skills as a science communicator through a variety of mediums, including podcasting! SCIP is designed to test a novel science communication training curriculum based in intercultural communication and culturally relevant pedagogy.
Pre-tenure faculty from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds at U.S. academic institutions, who study issues related to water and climate change are invited to apply. Applications are encouraged from varied disciplines in social and natural sciences and engineering. Fellows receive a stipend of $5,000 for their commitment, split in two payments after the two required in-person workshops.
Apply by September 18, 2023. The 2024 Fellowship runs January-December, 2024. Read more and apply at https://scicommidentities.org/fellowship/
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at advance@clarkson.edu. If you’d like to keep up with information like this regularly, you can follow our Twitter account @ClarksonADVANCE. (Our PI team consists of Marc Christensen, Jen Ball, Laura Ettinger, William Jemison, & Stephanie Schuckers. Our Project Director is Sarah Treptow.)