<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-beb0fefc-7fff-2eb8-e54f-1611078cb0a0" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear postdocs, grad students, and early career scientists, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please join us for an upcoming workshop this week:</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style=""><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">Writing Diversity Statements for Academia </span></b></p></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style=""><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">Thurs., Feb. 14 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM</span></p></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style=""><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">NCAR Foothills Lab - FL1 in the EOL Atrium (contact me if you need directions)</span></font></p></span></font></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you are interested in applying for academic jobs, you’ll notice a growing demand for statements on inclusion and diversity. Below I have outlined what this is all about!  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is the purpose of a diversity statement?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">According to [a] University of California at San Diego website, ‘the purpose of the statement is </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to identify candidates who have professional skills, experience and/or willingness to engage in activities that would</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">enhance campus diversity and equity effort</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">s</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">’” (</span><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/06/10/how-write-effective-diversity-statement-essay" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Golash-Boza, 2016</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/developing-and-writing-a-diversity-statement">Beck (2018</a>) states that “</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">From the perspective of the university, the purpose of this document is </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to demonstrate that the applicant has commitments and capacities to contribute to the institution’s projects of inclusion and equity via his or her work, including scholarship, teaching, service, mentoring, and advising</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How are universities asking for these statements?</span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style=""><br></span></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Here are a few examples:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1) </span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Applicants should submit a statement</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> explaining how their teaching at the College will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">." </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">From St. Mary’s College of</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Maryland (public liberal arts college, faculty posting in Psychology).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">2) </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"A</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">description of how the applicant would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Denison through her/his teaching, research, and/or service</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">." </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">From Denison University (private liberal arts university in Ohio, faculty posting in Anthropology).</span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#0000ff" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>What goes into a diversity statement? </b></font></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif">Three common elements are often included:</font></span></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-329bc8f0-7fff-d778-9095-4b1d4468ba77"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 22.5pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><b>1.</b> </span>A past experience or event that helped shape or enhance your understanding of diversity and inclusion. Note: if you have not had exposure to different cultures or ideologies, describe how you have sought (or how you plan to seek) learning opportunities. </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 22.5pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>2. </b>The specific ways in which you have incorporated elements of diversity and equity into your teaching, research, and service. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 22.5pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>3.</b> Plans for how you will incorporate them into your future work at that specific university<span class="gmail_default" style="">. </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 22.5pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="">(From the <a href="https://gradcareers.nd.edu/assets/216841/diversity_statement_information_for_website.p%09df">U. Notre Dame website</a>).</span></span></p></span></font></div><div><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-58b4f9d4-7fff-a832-04a0-3113a140e99b"><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff">Recommended Reading<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span></font></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></font></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">. . . Or should I say, read these short articles before Thursday.  Oh! And see the two example statements that are attached.  They really give you a good idea of what this is all about.</span></font></b></span></div><div><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><br></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Beck, S. L., (2018). Developing and writing a diversity statement. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved Feb. 11, 2019 from </span><a href="https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/developing-and-writing-a-diversity-statement" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/developing-and-writing-a-diversity-statement</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Golash-Boza (2016). The effective diversity statement. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved Feb. 11, 2019 from </span><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/06/10/how-write-effective-diversity-statement-essay" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/06/10/how-write-effective-diversity-statement-essay</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">University of Notre Dame, Graduate Career Services (2019). Diversity statements. Retrieved Feb. 11, 2019 from</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://gradcareers.nd.edu/assets/216841/diversity_statement_information_for_website.p%09df" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://gradcareers.nd.edu/assets/216841/diversity_statement_information_for_website.p%09df</span></a></p><div><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">- Val</span><br></font></span><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * </font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.</font></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Senior Higher Education Specialist<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> &</span></span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Director of the GEO REU Network </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">NCAR Education & Outreach</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">NCAR|UCAR</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">P.O. Box 3000</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Boulder, CO 80307-3000</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:vsloan@ucar.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">vsloan@ucar.edu</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>