Creating more inclusive STEM environments at Davidson College with the support of HHMI's Inclusive Excellence initiative
Davidson, NC
Joined September 2018
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Designing Justice, Equity, and Community Courses
Thursday, February 22 | 11:05AM-12:05PM | Open Tutoring Classroom (Library)
Karen Hales (Biology) and Mario Belloni (Physics) share experiences implementing STEM JEC courses
(BIO269 and PHY101) to enhance belonging.
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MILE: Academic Privilege
Friday, February 16 | 1:30PM- 2:30PM | Open Tutoring Classroom (Library)
MILE students host a conversation for faculty/staff members to consider intersecting
dimensions of privilege in academia starting by considering the academic wheel of privilege.
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MILE: Academic Integrity
Thursday, February 1 | 11:05AM-12:05PM | Open Tutoring Classroom (Library)
MILE students host a conversation to share both the opportunities and the challenges students experience in upholding our community’s shared expectations of academic integrity.
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From Data to Action to Equity
Tuesday, January 23 | 4:30PM-5:30PM | Studio D (Library)
Lia Newman (Art) shares how Davidson’s gallery and art collection were evaluated demographically, how the data are being communicated, and how the data will inform actionable next steps.
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MILE: Designing Courses for Equity
Friday, November 10 | 1:30PM-2:30PM | Studio D (Library)
MILE students host a conversation for faculty and staff members sharing student experiences of varied course formats, with emphasis on design choices, assumptions, and inconsistencies.
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MILE: Addressing Student Stressors
Friday, October 20 | 1:30PM-2:30PM | Studio D (Library)
MILE students host a conversation for faculty and staff members sharing student experiences with stressful situations, highlighting ways staff/faculty members can reduce stressors.
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Inclusive Pedagogies
Monday, October 16 | 4:30PM-5:30PM | Open Tutoring Classroom (Library)
Hanna Key (Chemistry), Kevin Smith (Biology), and Dave Wessner (Biology) share examples of how they have infused a variety of inclusive pedagogies throughout their STEM courses.
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MILE Conversation: External Factors that Affect Student Engagement & Learning
Friday, October 13 | 1:30PM-2:30PM | Studio D (Library)
MILE students host a conversation that considers ways to help build accountability among students, faculty members, and staff members.
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MILE Conversation: Cultivating Accountability
Friday, September 22 | 1:30PM-2:30PM | Studio D (Library)
MILE students host a conversation for faculty and staff members considering ways to help build accountability among students, faculty members, and staff members.
FIRST - Fostering Inclusivity & Respect in Science retweeted
FIRST has hosted over 180 professional development events thus far including discussions, workshops, and presentations. This summer, please visit FIRST event resources (slides, recordings, summaries, handouts, etc.) at this downloadable pdf: first.davidson.edu/highlight….
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Not Your Average Scientist
Thursday, February 16 | 11:05AM-12:05PM | Wall 210
Dr. Jaye Gardiner @jayeperview shares insights into her career journey from a liberal arts college to bench research, including her creative STEM communication and outreach projects.
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Assessing Inclusive Components of Syllabi
Th 11.10.22
4:30-5:30
Wall 210
Shauntell Pinckney (Howard @ShortCut_Chic) & Brent Maher share a rubric used to analyze Davidson STEM syllabi and improve future syllabi in all disciplines
first.inclusivepedagogy.org/…
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Join us on Thursday, November 18th for an excellent talk from Dr. Rashad and Dr. McGuire about religious, gendered, and racial exclusion on historically white campuses. See link for details: saberbio.wildapricot.org/Div…
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Join us on Thursday for our first SABER Striving for inclusion in academic biology seminar of year! @scheryan1 will talk about oppression faced by Asian Americans. Free, no registration required, all welcome! Please retweet!
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FIRST is hiring a full-time program analyst
Please share this opportunity with potential candidates who have interests in DEI, social justice, institutional transformation, and/or STEM education
(deadline = 04.04.21)
Are you looking for a job to help Davidson College? A job that promotes inclusivity, diversity, and positive institutional change. FIRST is hiring for the position of FIRST Program Analyst! To learn more about this opportunity, go to:
employment.davidson.edu/en-u…
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Excited to make my first 'visit' to @DavidsonCollege tonight to deliver the Wearn Lecture. Join us at 7! @ClintSmithIII, next time it'll be in person and you'll have to let me know the best places to eat around campus. @Harvard_Press davidson.edu/news/2021/03/02…
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"I've always believed that studying math and science can help us understand the universe and humankind." @UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski discusses diversity and inclusion in academic. A powerful conversation with @alanalda on #ScienceClearAndVivid @alda omny.fm/shows/science-clear-…
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Grateful to @EstOdek for sparking this discussion & for her piece in @ScienceMagazine & @hholdenthorp nudging us to recognize systemic racism within the #science community. Honored to be part of this @npr piece alongside @Letimistry101 @MsKT_Science. npr.org/2020/09/30/918864226…
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Join us Monday, Sept 21st at 12 noon ET for the next talk in our racial justice series by Bryan Dewsbury @BMDewsbury. The series is intended for any academic biologist. No registration required. Just join the zoom link: asu.zoom.us/j/97863675033
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One of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices, @DrIbram, will deliver the 2020 Reynolds Lecture on Sept. 22.
Registration is now open.
davidson.edu/news-events/rey…