Re:Physics in a diverse world, or a spherical cow model of p...
by Jensson on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @12:12AM
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Sadly I have never seen a diversity initiative that tried to help creative students who weren't getting good grades, or any other way to help increase diversity of thought in physics. Taking the people of different colors with the best grades doesn't lead to the diversity you talk about, instead it seem to make the criteria we use for merit ever narrower in order to ensure fairness, so we are really going backwards.
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Re:Physics in a diverse world, or a spherical cow model of p...
by topaz0 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @03:27AM
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I agree that DEI programs rarely take this form, but there are places where this is really the model, including in my program. Even then I would not claim that it is practiced perfectly, but it seems to do a pretty good job of emphasizing the right things.
Re:Physics in a diverse world, or a spherical cow model of p...
by dubya on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:23AM
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Could you point out your or some of the other places that have a good model for DEI? My department has been struggling with this and will be redoing their mentorship program in the near future.
Re:Physics in a diverse world, or a spherical cow model of p...
by topaz0 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @12:26PM
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Maybe this a good place to start: https://www.science.org/content/article/michigan-s-surprisin...