January 31, 2021
DEI Workshops facilitated by Dr. Aaftaab
In January, SAFS had two diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workshops facilitated by Dr. Naheed Gina Aaftaab, the Assistant Director of the UW Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity. (Please see flyer below.) We had 36 people registered to at least one of the two workshops. Surveys were sent to registrants beforehand to customize the…
December 8, 2020
Screening of “Picture a Scientist” and discussion at SAFS
The SAFS Equity & Inclusion committee recently held a private screening of Picture a Scientist and over 60 people registered to view the documentary. Synopsis of film PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their…
November 19, 2020
“Faculty Pandemic Stress Is Now Chronic” article
COVID-19-related changes to teaching and dealing with students’ mental health continue to weigh on professors, with implications for their own mental health There have been recent discussions about work-life balance (or work-life integration) at our School. This recent article talks about how… “the early days of the pandemic took a toll on faculty members,…
November 17, 2020
Annual Open Meeting hosted by the Equity & Inclusion Committee
The Equity & Inclusion Committee hosted an open meeting for the SAFS community. The agenda can be found here. The meeting started with a presentation summarizing the the committee’s mission, charge, members, recent work, and works in progress. The presentation can be found here. To finish the presentation, a couple of the authors of the…
October 9, 2020
Results from survey on DEI Learning Opportunities & Group Discussions
Hello there SAFS community! We are excited to share with you the results from our survey on DEI Learning Opportunities & Group Discussions. Responses were received between September 15th – October 2nd, 2020. (The survey questions, as well as the pie and bar charts described below, can be found here.) There was…
September 28, 2020
Back to School
As we get ready to start the Autumn quarter I just want to thank everyone in the community that continued to work on improving SAFS with respect to equity and inclusion over the summer. In particular I would like to thank Amy Fox who spearheaded a dialogue with faculty throughout the summer, wrapping up with…
September 25, 2020
New Yorker Article Discussed in the Hilborn Lab
Recently, members of the Hilborn Lab read an article from the New Yorker about the racist roots of environmental science and conservation. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/environmentalisms-racist-history To help guide their reading of the article, they used the questions listed below. They then discussed these questions and other related topics as a lab group. After receiving an inquiry…
September 16, 2020
DEI Education and Community-Building Survey
The Equity & Inclusion Committee working group “Education & Community Building” has been working on a survey to gauge the SAFS community’s interest in specific diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics and events. We request your feedback on this survey to help us plan activities for the upcoming year and ensure that planned activities are accessible to all….
September 9, 2020
Proposed statement in support of efforts to decriminalize the UW
We have a proposed statement in support of efforts to decriminalize the University of Washington by the SAFS Equity & Inclusion Committee, here.
August 26, 2020
SAFS Newsletter article by EI Committee
The Equity & Inclusion Committee (EI Committee) wrote their first article in the SAFS Newsletter. Please read it here.