Increasing Diversity and Inclusion for
Underrepresented Scholars in Earth Sciences:
Addressing an Urgent Challenge

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The fall meeting of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) will be held October 15, 2020. This meeting will explore the pathways to a career in Earth sciences and the perception of such a career choice among underrepresented scholars and identify some of the specific challenges and opportunities for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Earth science community.

This event is free to attend via Zoom or webcast, but registration is required.

12:00 PM ET

Keynote Presentations

Measuring Trends for Underrepresented Minorities in
Earth Science and Professional Society Responses
Dr. Chris Keane, American Geosciences Institute
Dr. Susan Sullivan, CIRES/University of Colorado Boulder, American Geosciences Institute

Science Does Not Conduct Itself. So, Who's Conducting?
Dr. Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation

1:30 PM ET

Panel Discussion:

Pathways and Values:
Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Science

Moderated by: Brandon Jones, National Science Foundation

Panelists:

• Dean Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College
• Dr. Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources
• Dr. Vernon Morris, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University
• Ms. Rhea Graham, Retired Transdisciplinary Geologist
• Stephanie E. Suarez, PhD Student, University of Houston, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Dr. Isaac Crumbly, Fort Valley State University, Cooperative Developmental Energy Program