Anti-Racism
Anti-racism resources for white people
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Understanding White Privilege by Dr. Frances Kendall
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
Antiracist resources for Environmentalists
LEAD: “I Can’t Breathe”–A Call to Action for Leaders in Higher Education
Diversity and Inclusion
InTeGrate: Why Focus On Diversity?
ADVANCEgeo Partnership: Community Resources – A collection of information about issues important to the workplace climate: bullying and harassment, training, responding to hostile behaviors, and more.
SAGE 2YC: Broadening Participation through Diversity and Inclusion
InTeGrate: Increase the Diversity of your Graduates
Teach the Earth: Broadening Participation in the Geosciences
Scientific American: Why Don’t the Geosciences Have More Diversity?
Bernard, R.E. & Cooperdock, E.H.G. (2018). No progress on diversity in 40 years. Nature Geoscience, 11, 292–295.
NU Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for Timely Response to Traumatic events
Field Work
Accessible Field Trips from IADG
Barriers to Field Work In Undergraduate Degrees
Scientists Push Against Barriers to Diversity in the Field Sciences
Financial
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NDSEG (National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowships)
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
American Association of University Women Fellowships and Grants
Gender and Sexuality
Guide to Preferred Gender Pronouns
How to be a Male Ally to Women in STEM (video)
EOS: Data Illuminate a Mountain of Molehills Facing Women Scientists
Nature Geoscience: Gender imbalance in US geoscience academia
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
Implicit/Unconscious Bias
Project Implicit: identify your implicit associations with tests for 14 different categories
Mentees and Opportunities for Mentorship
TGS Diversity Peer Mentor Program at NU
Northwestern Network Mentorship Program
Mentoring Opportunities and Resources at the Geological Society of America
Mentoring365- Earth and Space Sciences Virtual Mentoring
Earth Science Mentor Match — Focused on Graduate School and/or Fellowship applications
Stand up for yourself! — Navigating conversations with your PI
Grad School Should be Challenging — Identifying abuse in a mentorship-mentee relationship
Mental Health
Counseling and Psychological Services at NU (Graduate Student of Color Support Group, Coffee Talk: Connecting and Growing Across Cultures, short term counseling, group therapy)
Black Mental Health Resource List
Practicing Self-Care as a Young Black Activist
Asian American Mental Health Resources
Indigenous Mental Health Resources
National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) Advocacy in Action
Support Resources for People of Color & Native Folks from Simmons University
Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress
Self-Care and Grounding when Talking about Race
Coping with Violence, Trauma & Tragedy from JED Campus Foundation
Coping with Racism-Related Stress from University of Illinois
APA Society of Counseling Psychology Social Justice Resources
Parent-Oriented Resources
TGS Graduate Student Child Care Grant
Northwestern Child and Family Resources
Coming Together: Standing Up To Racism: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall For Kids and Families
How to talk to your children about protests and racism
Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Persons with Disabilities
EOS: Fostering Accessibility in Geoscience Training Programs
Speaking of Geoscience: Overcoming our ideas about disability in the Geosciences
STEMM Disability Advisory Committee (UK but with good resources)
The International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD)
Professional Societies
National Association of Black Geoscientists
Geoscience Alliance: Broadening Participation of Native Americans in Geoscience
Society of Latinxs/Hispanics in Earth and Space Science (SOLESS)
Coalition of Hispanic, African and Native Americans for the Next Generation of Engineers and Scientists (CHANGES)
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN)
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
The International Association for Geoscience Diversity — dedicated to creating access and inclusion for people with disabilities in the geosciences
Teaching
AGU Education Resources List– A fairly comprehensive list of Earth Science teaching resources from the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Northwestern Specific Contacts
Department of Social Justice Education — offers programming, dialogue groups, and workshops for undergraduate students
Kate Harrington-Rosen, Director of Equity, Outreach and Education — available to provide trainings, facilitation, and consultation on DEI matters
Omari Keeles – NU SEARLE Center Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion