Marine Sciences

Other university-wide JEDI resources

• Office of Diversity & Inclusion
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• UConn Rainbow Center
• Mental Health Resources
• Center for Students with Disabilities
• International Student Resources

External resources to answer questions and raise awareness about JEDI issues

• "Geoscientists excluded" Op-ed Nature Geoscience 10 Mar 2023

• Marin-Spiotta et al. (2023) Exclusionary Behaviors Reinforce Historical Biases and Contribute to Loss of Talent in the Earth Sciences. Earth's Future, 11:e2022EF002912
• Diversity workshop guide discussing identity power and privilege
• The Conversation: Why LGBTQ inclusivity still matters in higher education
• Kent University: Common ally questions
• PLOS Editorial: Responses to 10 common criticisms of anti-racism action in STEMM

Current departmental initiatives to increase Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

• Gender neutral bathrooms in the Weicker Building

• Planning a bystander intervention workshop (Spring 2023)

• Applying for CLAS funds to support the Bridge fellowship and other activities

• Administering the departmental climate survey

Long-term departmental & university-wide initiatives

We actively strive to recruit and retain URM and LGBTQ+ students:

• We use a holistic admissions review process and no longer require the GRE

• We participate in the nationwide AGU BRIDGE Program

• We actively promote applicants to UConn's Jorgensen and Harriott fellowships

• We created a new CLAS/DMS post-doctoral fellowship for underrepresented groups (Bucklin fellowship)

• We participate in the "Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE)" initiative by forming a pod of engaged students and faculty

Our department follows best practices for advising of graduate students:

Graduate student handbook | Annual reports | Individual Development Plans

Recently, DMS conducted a survey to characterize personal experience, perceptions, recruitment of minorities, and attitudes towards diversity/inclusivity issues | Click picture below