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Promoting Equity for Women STEM Faculty with an NSF ADVANCE Partnership for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges

Saturday, November 5, 2022

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Location: Kennedy & Jefferson

Co-Presenter(s)

Josephine Rodriguez (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Biology
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia, United States
Wendy Pogozelski

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Chemistry
State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo
Geneseo, New York, United States
Chavonda Mills

Dean of the School of Science and Technology
Georgia Gwinnett College, United States
Sally A. Wasileski

Chair and Professor of Analytical and Computational Chemistry
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Karleen West

Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo, United States
Cara Margherio

Assistant Director of the Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Darci Dembroski

NSF ADVANCE Partnership Project Manager
State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo
Avon, New York, United States

Program Abstract: The NSF ADVANCE Partnership project, implemented by several institutions of the nationwide Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), aims to promote equity for women STEM faculty across the consortium. To address systemic inequities that have impeded career advancement of women, particularly at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, this project uses a multitiered approach with a comprehensive evaluation plan. The "bottom-up" strategy includes virtual affinity groups for women STEM educators, providing support networks across COPLAC, addressing the isolation of often being the only woman in a particular field at their institutions. The "top-down" approach recognizes that inequities are pervasive and entrenched institutionally and advances in equity for women STEM faculty need to come from the level of the institution. This approach includes assessments of existing policies and practices that promote equity on COPLAC campuses and training for chairs to recognize bias and implement equitable policies for faculty at their institutions.