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Karen A. Jones joins Binghamton University as vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion

July 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Academia, Binghamton, Binghamton University, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton, University

Karen A. Jones began her new role as Binghamton University’s first vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion Thursday, June 25. The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was created from the Binghamton University Road Map strategic plan to support the development and implementation of initiatives that create a welcoming campus climate that spreads fundamental respect for everyone.

Research Results

Two-thirds of African Americans know someone mistreated by police, and 22% report mistreatment in past year

June 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Discrimination, Equity, Police, Police and African Americans, Race, Tisch College, Tufts University

Sixty-eight percent of African Americans say they know someone who has been unfairly stopped, searched, questioned, physically threatened or abused by the police, and 43 percent say they personally have had this experience—with 22 percent saying the mistreatment occurred within the past year alone, according to survey results from Tufts University’s Research Group on Equity in Health, Wealth and Civic Engagement.

Announcement

California State University Center to Close Achievements Gaps to Open at Cal State Long Beach

May 4, 2020 sarah Jonas California, Equity, First Generation, First Generation College Students, Graduation, Higher Ed, Higher Education, Student Success

The California State University (CSU) announced today that California State University, Long Beach has been selected as the host site for the CSU Center to Close Achievement Gaps (CCAG). The center, set to open this spring, will focus on identifying and refining proven strategies to eliminate equity gaps at all levels of education and will share training, tools and evidence-based best practices with colleges of education across the CSU and education partners across California.

Expert Pitch

WashU Expert: Don’t overlook health equity during coronavirus crisis

March 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Equity, Inequality, Race

We must consider this coronavirus crisis as a wake-up call to prioritize equity and challenge ourselves to consider how to better serve historically underserved communities, says a public health expert at Washington University in St. Louis.“In the middle of a pandemic, it is easy to overlook health equity,” said Darrell Hudson, associate professor at the Brown School.

Research Results

Skills Training Opens ‘DOORS’ to Digital Mental Health for Patients with Serious Mental Illness

March 6, 2020 sarah Jonas digital health, Equity, Mental Illness, Psychosis, Smartphones, Technology

Digital technologies, especially smartphone apps, have great promise for increasing access to care for patients with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia. A new training program, called DOORS, can help patients get the full benefit of innovative digital mental health tools, reports a study in the March issue of Journal of Psychiatric Practice. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Research Results

We Know AI is Biased; This Design Approach May Help Fix It

February 6, 2020 sarah Jonas AI, Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, bias, design thinking, Equity, Hiring, Machine Learning, Racism

Bias in artificial intelligence is well established. Researchers are now proposing that developers incorporate the concept of “feminist design thinking” into their process as a way of improving equity – particularly in the development of software used in hiring.

Feature

Astronomy fellowship demonstrates effective measures to dismantle bias, increase diversity in STEM

December 6, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Academia And Leadership, bias, Biases, Diversity, diversity in academia, diversity in engineering, Equity, Fellowship, Grant, Inclusion, Postdoc, Postdoctoral Fellowship, stem

Joyce Yen of the University of Washington worked with the Heising-Simons Foundation to dismantle bias and promote diversity in a prominent grant that the Foundation awards to postdoctoral researchers. Here, Yen shares the ways bias can work against greater diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM.

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University of Kentucky Partners With Gen.G to Build Community Through Games

October 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments College, Community Development, Equity, esports, Gaming, Higher Ed, Higher Education, Kentucky, Professional Development, University Of Kentucky

The partnership between UK and Gen.G will develop wholly new pathways for student recruitment, classroom and internship opportunities; research avenues for scholars across a variety of colleges; and professional development for alumni.

Research Results

Journal Supplement Provides Valuable Resource to Support Diversity in the Field of Infectious Diseases

August 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Equity, Inclusion, Infectious Disease

A new collection of articles highlighting the science and complexity of inclusion, diversity, access, and equity is now available online, part of an ongoing commitment to drive improvements within the field of infectious diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Published as a supplement to The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID), the IDSA-sponsored collection includes articles written by both Society members and authors outside the field with deep knowledge and seasoned perspectives on these important issues.

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Journal Supplement Provides Valuable Resource to Support Diversity in the Field of Infectious Diseases

August 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Equity, Infectious Disease