Science and Social Justice Think Tank

卡拉马祖学院通过改善本科STEM教育：教育和人力资源计划获得了一个奖项，举办了一个题为“科学和社会正义智囊团”的会议。“这次工作会议的目的是汇集（1）中学后STEM教育工作者，（2）学者，科学家和公共卫生专业人员，以及（3）高等教育STEM思想领袖，以考虑，讨论和计划将社会正义问题纳入科学。会议包括来自不同部门的领导人在科学和社会正义问题上的几个主题演讲。这些演讲之后是由参与者组成的小型讨论小组，他们一直在科学和社会正义的交叉点工作。与会者将负责阐明科学和社会正义的含义，思考如何扩展和扩大对话，并制定传播会议产品的详细计划。在自然科学中，人们对伦理学给予了极大的关注，在经济学等学科的本科课程中，人们也相当重视引入社会正义专题。 然而，在自然科学的实践中，很少考虑社会正义问题，如社会中财富、机会和特权的分配。通过解决这些问题，以及如何将它们融入本科STEM教育，会议将有助于未来科学家的准备，以及STEM素养公民的教育，为他们提供评估STEM研究对社会影响的能力。会议的结果将通过在卡拉马祖学院主办的科学和社会正义实践网站共享。

Kalamazoo College has received an award through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources program to hold a conference entitled, "Science and Social Justice Think Tank." The purpose of this working conference is to bring together (1) postsecondary STEM educators, (2) scholars, scientists, and public health professionals, and (3) higher education STEM thought leaders to consider, discuss, and plan for the inclusion of social justice issues in science. The conference includes several keynote addresses by leaders from various sectors who have expertise in science and social justice issues. These presentations are followed by small discussion groups composed of participants who have been working at the intersection of science and social justice. The participants will be tasked with articulating what science and social justice means, thinking about ways to extend and broaden the conversation, and developing a detailed plan for disseminating the products of the conference. There has been significant attention to ethics in the natural sciences and considerable attention to the introduction of social justice topics in the undergraduate curricula in disciplines such as economics. However, there has been little consideration of issues of social justice, such as distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within society, in the practice of the natural sciences. By tackling such considerations and how they can be integrated into undergraduate STEM education, the conference will contribute to the preparation of future scientists, as well as the education of a STEM-literate citizenry, providing them with the ability to evaluate STEM research in the context of its impact on society. Results of the conference will be shared through the Science and Social Justice Praxis website hosted at Kalamazoo College.