June 15, 2021

SAFS Covid-19 Impact Statement on admissions, hiring, and other forms of evaluations

The pressure of the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women and people of color (POC), LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and other historically marginalized groups (Maas et al 2020, Umucu and Lee 2020, Drabble and Eliason 2021, Fulweiler et al. 2021, Lee et al. 2021). Inequities exacerbated by the pandemic need to be addressed in higher education and at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS). Given the University of Washington’s values of diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration, excellence, and innovation, the SAFS Equity & Inclusion committee believes that proactive and continued measures to mitigate Covid-19 impacts will help our School embody these values. This statement provides considerations, particularly considerations relevant to long-term impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic (Shillington et al. 2020; MPOWIR), for committees on admissions, scholarships/internships, hiring, promotion, tenure, and other forms of evaluations.

For the full document of the statement, please download the pdf file: SAFS Covid-19 Impact statement on admissions, hiring, and other forms of evaluations of students, postdoctoral scholars, research staff and faculty.

It can also be accessed through the SAFS DEI webpage under “Documents and Policies”. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the SAFS Equity & Inclusion committee.