Inclusion & Anti-Racism Resources

As members of the global academic and STEM communities, the SCOARE team is committed to the eradication of anti-Black racism in academia and STEM. The resources below are a starting point for engagement and action, with a focus on how racism affects communication.

RESEARCH ARTICLES

• Essay content and style are strongly related to household income and SAT scores: Evidence from 60,000 undergraduate applications (Alvero, Giebel, Begre-Medhin, Antonio, Stevens & Domingue, 2021)

• Language and Linguistics on Trial: Hearing Rachel Jeantel (and Other Vernacular Speakers) in the Courtroom and Beyond (Rickford & King, 2016)
  [Note from Dr.  Cameron: After the second page the article gets rather technical; you can get the overview of what it’s about in the first 2 pages.]

• Language Matters: Considering Microaggressions in Science (Harrison & Tanner, 2018)

• Feeling Like an Imposter: The Effect of Perceived Classroom Competition on the Daily Psychological Experiences of First-Generation College Students (Canning, LaCosse, Kroeper, & Murphy, 2019)

• The Imposter Phenomenon Among Black Doctoral and Postdoctoral Scholars in STEM (Chakraverty, 2020)

OTHER ARTICLES

• Advancing scientific discourse in American Sign Language (Lualdi, Spiecker, Wooten & Clark, Nature Reviews Materials)

  Diversity in science: next steps for research group leaders (Forrester, 2020)

• The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak (John McWhorter, New York Times)

• The 1619 Project (New York Times)

• How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: ‘Speak Up When It’s Hard’ (Francie Diep, Chronicle of Higher Education)

• Op-Ed: Bias against African American English speakers is a pillar of systemic racism (Sharese King & Katherine D. Kinzler, Los Angeles Times)

INTERACTIVES/ACTIONABLES

• Race Literacy Quiz: Test your knowledge of some of the most common myths and misconceptions about race.

• Project Implicit: Reflect on your own hidden biases with the Implicit Association Test.

• Fair Play Game: Experience racial bias in academia from the perspective of a Black graduate student as you play through this true-to-life simulation.

• Unconscious Bias Course: Learn to develop self-awareness, address your own unconscious bias, and learn about microaggressions. Note: You must create a myNRMN account to access this course.

OTHER COLLECTIONS OF RESOURCES

• Anti-Racism Resources for the Biomedical Research Training Community (NIH Diversity Program Consortium)

• Start somewhere: Resources on equity and inclusion for STEM and higher education (Accelerating Systemic Change in STEM Higher Education)

• #ShutDownSTEM Resources Page (#ShutDownSTEM)