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Facilitating Discussions of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through an Open Conversational Format: Graduate Students' Perspectives
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Mahmood, Fariha; Gray, Novan A. G.; Benincasa, Kathryn A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The Conversation Series is a grassroots initiative consisting of monthly discussion events ("Conversations") on topics of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), organized by and for the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) at McMaster University. The initiative originated in June 2020 with the #ShutDownSTEM strike, which…
Descriptors: Discussion, Meetings, Science Departments, Chemistry
Using Twitter to Extend Your Department's Outreach and Visibility
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Ciccone, Lucie S.; Van den Driessche, George A.; Gallardo-Williams, Maria T. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
Social media platforms like Twitter offer benefits for promoting and sharing scientific research. Each user becomes an instant news source for their work, and are able to report lab updates, news, and discoveries in near real time, increasing the visibility and citations of one's research and allowing for direct and public engagement with the…
Descriptors: State Universities, Science Departments, College Science, STEM Education
Science Graduate Students' Conceptions of the Nature of Science and Lived Experiences in Science: A Mixed Methods Study
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Serreyn, Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The study consisted of three articles. Article one aimed to determine if there were any significant difference in science graduate students' (SGSs') conceptions of the "consensus tenets" of the nature of science (NOS) with respect to demographic factors -- the SGSs' academic and research characteristics. The participants were SGSs from…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students
The Important Role of Chemistry Department Chairs and Recommendations for Actions They Can Enact to Advance Black Student Success
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Collins, Jennifer Shalini; Olesik, Susan V. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
There is a severe shortage of Black scientists in the United States. Amid the recent national movement to dismantle systemic racism and racial injustices, many scientists publicly highlighted the prevalence of racist learning environments in STEM, contributing to the underrepresentation of Black students in STEM fields. Acknowledging this…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Science Departments, Department Heads, Administrator Role