Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the School of Molecular Sciences
- Recognizes that informational and social diversity leads to more successful outcomes in science.
- Accepts that we have a moral and ethical duty to create a safe and supportive environment where all community members feel welcome and included.
- Strives to include justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations in all teaching, research and service practices.
SMS DEI Committee Members
Hilairy Hartnett(Chair)
Professor
Chad Borges
Associate Professor
Subhadeep Dutta
Graduate Student
Ashli Morgan
Lecturer
Jessica Shipley
Assistant Director of Academic Services
Orenda Griffin
Managing Director of Online Programs
Darcy Kimball
Instructor
DEI @ SMS
Inclusive Future Faculty Symposium
The Symposium aims to encourage and prepare underrepresented scholars in the chemical sciences for careers in academia.
Faculty Bring Attention to Diversity
SMS assistant professors Laura Ackerman-Biegasiewicz and Kyle Biegasiewicz bring attention to DEI in academia.
SMS DEI Grants
SMS has been awarded seed grants to promote diversity and equity by providing career support and training for students, faculty and staff.
SMS Bridge to Graduate School
SMS is awarded a grant from the American Chemical Society to bridge the route into graduate school for underrepresented students.
SMS DEI Student Focus
SMS Student Highlights
Read our inspiring student stories
SMS Scholarships Opportunities
SMS Scholarships for underrepresented groups
SMS Summer REU Program
Research opportunity for URM students
SMS Women in Science
SMS Women Scientsts
Meet some of our extraordinary women scientist
SMS Women in News
SMS Women are recognized
Women in Science Make A Difference
A video showcase of our amazing alumni
DEI News and Activities
Resources
ASU Resources
- Office of Inclusion and Community Engagement
- Graduate and Professional Student Association–JEDI
- American Indian Student Support Services
- Office of American Indian Initiatives
- Student and Cultural Engagement–LGBTQIA+ students
- Student and Cultural Engagement–Out@ASU
- Asian/Asian Pacific American Students' Coalition
- National Council of Negro Women
- Women in Science and Engineering
- Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology
Learning About JEDI
- Embracing the beauty of diversity in STEM education–TEDx
- The untapped genius that could change science for the better–TEDx
- Diversity in the STEM workforce varies widely across jobs–Pew Research
- Center Blacks in STEM jobs are especially concerned about diversity and discrimination in the workplace–Pew Research Center
- You May Be Biased and Not Know It–Salud America!
- Project Implicit–Harvard University
- The Importance of Women’s Success in STEM–National Women’s History Museum
- American Chemical Society–Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect
Articles/Books /Podcasts
- Diversity Deep Dive (podcast)
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (book)
- "So You Want to Talk About Race" by Ijeoma Oluo (book)
- 1619 by New York Times (podcast)
- Throughline by NPR (podcast)
- Code Switch by NPR (podcast)
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (book)
- Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (book)
- The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali (book)
- White Rage; the Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson (book)
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (book)
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (book)