March 3, 2022 - (Free of Charge) - Registration is required and open until one Hour Prior to the Webinar 

*Webinar will be 4:00 PM EDT/3:00 PM CDT/2:00 PM MDT/1:00 PM PDT (1 1/2 hrs in length) *

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Webinar - Hosted by Lesley-Ann Giddings and Christine Salomon

Rigoberto Hernandez (Johns Hopkins University)

Managing Inclusive Excellence in Academia

The Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE) is aimed at institutional reform so as to lower inequitable barriers hindering the success of faculty from diverse groups. We implement the "top-down" hypothesis by asserting that academic middle managers---namely, department heads and chairs---held accountable for diversity and inclusion will make sustained and significant improvements in the representation and climate of their deportments. The collaborative itself is a partnership with the department heads of research-active chemistry departments, social scientists and other key stakeholders.  The lowering of these barriers increases the likelihood that individuals already in the tenure pipeline will have equitable chances of success and thereby leads to changes in faculty demographics closer to those of the broader U.S. population. The creation of a more equitable climate is also expected to encourage more disadvantaged students to enter academic careers in the chemical sciences. We will report on OXIDE's approaches to increase awareness of effective policies and practices that decrease inequitable barriers and improve the diversity climate in research-active chemistry departments. We will discuss how these findings can inform the intentional management of inclusive excellence.

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