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The Equity and Inclusion Journal Club (EIJC) is hosted by MiPA, but <\/span>open to everyone<\/b>. EIJC attendees agree to abide by the <\/span>MiPA Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For additional information regarding EIJC events or suggestions for future topics to cover, please email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date\/Time<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fall 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Oct 24, 11:00am<\/td>\nSerin 330 and Zoom [link<\/a>]<\/td>\nSarah Kane (University of Cambridge)<\/td>\nAccessibility in Astronomy: HTML papers on arXiv, alternative text, and data sonification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Spring 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TBD<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Fall 2024<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed, Oct 1, 11:00am<\/td>\nSerin 330<\/td>\nMegan Tillman (Rutgers)<\/td>\nPhD studies hurt mental health, but less than previously feared [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Spring 2024<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed, Feb 21, 12:00pm<\/td>\nMeet in Rm 330 then discuss over lunch.<\/td>\nLiam McDermott (Rutgers)<\/td>\nGender Equity in Physics Labs [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Fall 2023<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wed, Oct 4, 11:00am<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nLiam McDermott (Rutgers)<\/td>\nPerforming Physics, Performing Identity, and Performing Research in a Neurodivergent Way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Spring 2023<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Jan 30, 2:00pm<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nConor Larison (Rutgers)<\/td>\nHow well-intentioned white male physicists maintain ignorance of inequity and justify inaction. [ref<\/a>] [Slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Feb 13, 2:00pm<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nDepartment Union Reps<\/td>\nHow unions protect you and your colleagues – how your actions can promote positive change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Mar 20, 2:00p<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nMaxwell Franklin (Drexel University)<\/td>\nStudying Persistence in Undergraduate Women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, May 1, 2:00pm<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nMunira Hoosain (University of Cape Town, South African Astronomical Observatory)<\/td>\nAstronomy for Socio-Economic Development in South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Fall 2022<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Sep 12, 3:30pm<\/td>\nRm 330 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nMegan Tillman (Rutgers)<\/td>\nRoe v. Wade and the implications [ref<\/a>] [Slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Oct 3, 4:00pm<\/td>\nRm 385 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nClaire Riggs (Rutgers)<\/td>\nInstitutional Biases in Higher Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Nov 7, 4:00pm<\/td>\nRm 385 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nLiam McDermott (Rutgers)<\/td>\nNeurodiversity in Research and the Classroom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Dec 5, 4:00pm<\/td>\nRm 385 or Zoom<\/a><\/td>\nDan Oleynik (University of Central Florida)<\/td>\nTBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Spring 2022<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Feb 21, 3:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nConor Larison (Rutgers)<\/td>\nDisability in Physics and Astronomy [Slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, Nov 7, 4:00pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nLiam McDermott (Rutgers)<\/td>\nThe Privilege Degrees of Separation Gives Us: ‘The Priesthood’, The ‘Black Tax’, and Formulating Fixes for Fixed Physics Friction [ref<\/a>]
\n[slides<\/a>]
\n[additional resources:1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, April 25, 3:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nCharlotte Olsen (Rutgers)<\/td>\nBurnout or Breakthrough? Exploring the Psychological Cost of Academia on Grad Students [refs:1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, May 23, 3:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nKaitlin Rasmussen (University of Washington)<\/td>\nHandling Imposter Syndrome as a Marginalized Researcher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, June 27, 3:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nAvery Kiihne (Rutgers)<\/td>\nThe State of LGBTQ Physicists and the James Webb Space Telescope
\n[Slides<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mon, July 18, 3:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nDilys Ruan (Rutgers)<\/td>\nFisher v. UT and Racial Equality in Physics
\n[slides<\/a>]
\n[refs:1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>,4<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Fall 2021<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Sep 9, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nAvery Kiihne (Rutgers)<\/td>\nGatekeeping in STEM and Academia
\n[refs:1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>,4<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Oct 14, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nAlyson Brooks (Rutgers)<\/td>\nInclusive Name Change Policies for Research Journals
\n[ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov 4, 4:00 pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a> (joint MiPA-SPS Event)<\/td>\nDilys Ruan & Rujuta Mokal (Rutgers)<\/td>\nIndigenous Lands & Where We Do Science
\n[slides<\/a>]
\n[refs:1<\/a>,2<\/a>,3<\/a>,4<\/a>,5<\/a>,6<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Nov 11, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nSabrina Appel (Rutgers)<\/td>\nAssessing the Impact of the GRE
\n[ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Dec 9, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nYao-Yuan Mao (Rutgers)<\/td>\nWhy Freedom of Speech is Not an Excuse for a Hostile Environment [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Spring 2021<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Feb 4, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nGrace Telford (Rutgers)<\/td>\n“Tools for Change: Boosting the Retention of Women in the STEM Pipeline” [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Mar 4, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nAndrew Baker (Rutgers)<\/td>\n“The Mentor’s Dilemma: Providing Critical Feedback Across the Racial Divide” [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, May 6, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a> (joint MiPA-SPS Event)<\/td>\nPremi Chandra (Rutgers)<\/td>\nAllyship [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, June 3, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nWayne Brown (Rutgers)<\/td>\n“Where do we go from here” [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Fall 2020<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Sep 10, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nSabrina Appel (Rutgers)<\/td>\nFirst meeting: Code of Conduct, Purpose of EIJC [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Oct 1, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nCharlotte Olsen (Rutgers)<\/td>\nNonbinary Fraction and Nonbinary Systems: Whitepapers on the Future of Gender Equity in Space Sciences [ref<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Oct 30, 1:30pm<\/td>\nZoom<\/a><\/td>\nYssa Camacho-Neves (Rutgers)<\/td>\nUnderrepresentation in STEM (Emphasis on Hispanics)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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