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”项目获得了举办“科学与社会正义智库”会议的奖励。本次工作会议的目的是汇集(1)高等教育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。会议包括由在科学和社会正义问题方面具有专业知识的各部门领导人发表的几次主题演讲。这些报告之后是由一直在科学和社会正义的交叉点工作的参与者组成的小型讨论小组。与会者的任务是阐明科学和社会正义的含义，思考扩展和扩大对话的方法，并制定传播会议成果的详细计划。人们对自然科学中的伦理问题给予了极大的关注，并对在经济学等学科的本科课程中引入社会正义主题给予了相当大的关注。然而，在自然科学的实践中，很少考虑社会正义的问题，如财富的分配、机会和社会中的特权。通过解决这些问题以及如何将其融入本科STEM教育，会议将有助于培养未来的科学家，以及培养具有STEM素养的公民，使他们能够在对社会影响的背景下评估STEM研究。会议的结果将通过卡拉马祖学院主办的科学与社会正义实践网站分享。

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.