Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in the Geosciences by Supporting the Faculty Who Teach Them

美国地质学会正在努力增加来自代表性不足社区的非常成功的地球科学教员的数量，并制定了一个更长期的目标，即增加从事地球科学教育和职业道路的学生群体的多样性。该项目正在解决的关键问题是支持能够有效地为代表不足的少数族裔学生充当榜样和导师的教职员工，同时也最大限度地提高他们自己的职业成功。该项目正在让所有机构的少数族裔地学教师和少数族裔服务机构(MSI)的所有地学教师参与。三十(30)名早期教师和未来的教师研究生正在参加一个为期两天半的研讨会试点，重点是提高研究效率、教学质量和对该专业的服务。讲习班试点项目以美国国家工程院实施的成功模式为基础，包括研究和赠款申请咨询、网络、专业学会提供的职业机会、教学资源以及有针对性的互动，以评估地球科学界代表性不足的少数群体所面临的独特挑战。与会者由其所在部门提名，或应召集人邀请，成为致力于改善地球科学多样性的社区领导人。还包括后续互动，以衡量研讨会对参与者成功的纵向影响，并评估他们对被确定为代表不足的少数族裔教师面临的独特问题的看法和/或经验的变化。作为讲习班后的一项长期资源，美国国家工程院(NAE)正在将演讲和讨论的视频片段纳入其“PI指南”网站，该网站为当前和有抱负的PI提供一个虚拟社区，分享发展和管理学术事业的资源和最佳做法。研讨会召集人将通过在两个专业协会年会上举行的后续会议为与会者提供支持。

The American Geological Institute is working to increase the number of highly successful geoscience faculty members from underrepresented communities, with a longer term goal of increasing the diversity of the student population engaged in geoscience education and career paths. This project is addressing the key issue of supporting faculty members who are able to serve effectively as role models and mentors to underrepresented minority students, while also maximizing their own professional success. The project is engaging underrepresented minority geoscience faculty at all institutions and all geoscience faculty at minority serving institutions (MSIs). Thirty (30) early career faculty and future faculty graduate students are participating in a 2.5 day workshop pilot focused on enhancing research productivity, instructional excellence, and service to the profession. The workshop pilot, which is based on a successful model implemented by the National Academy of Engineering, includes research and grant-writing advice, networking, career opportunities from professional societies, and teaching resources, as well as targeted interactions to evaluate the unique challenges faced by underrepresented minorities in the geoscience community. Participants are nominated by their departments or invited by the conveners to become leaders in the community working towards improving diversity in the geosciences. Follow-on interactions to measure the longitudinal impact of the workshop on participant success and to evaluate changes in their perception and/or experience regarding what were identified as unique issues facing underrepresented minority faculty are included. As a persistent resource following the workshop, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is incorporating video segments from the presentations and discussions into its "PI Guide" website, which serves as a virtual community for current and aspiring PIs to share resources and best practices in developing and managing an academic career. Workshop conveners will maintain support for the participants through follow-up meetings at two professional society annual meetings.