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Title: Leveraging individual power to improve racial equity in academia
Academia in the United States continues to grapple with its longstanding history of racial discrimination and its active perpetuation of racial disparities. To this end, universities and academic societies must grow in ways that reduce racial minoritization and foster racial equity. What are the effective and long-lasting approaches we as academics should prioritize to promote racial equity in our academic communities? To address this, the authors held a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) panel during the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology 2022 annual meeting, and in the following commentary synthesize the panelists’ recommendations for fostering racial equity in the US academic community.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2011001
PAR ID:
10501878
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Hormones & Behavior
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Hormones and Behavior
Volume:
152
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0018-506X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
105358
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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