Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action
The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues of racial justice and equity in the United States and beyond. This prompted many institutions of higher education, including professional organizations and societies, to engage in long-overdue conversations about the role...
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oai:doaj.org-article:2bb4570fd3cc4a59ba10be4a93b723262021-12-01T18:37:41ZChronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action2504-284X10.3389/feduc.2021.780401https://doaj.org/article/2bb4570fd3cc4a59ba10be4a93b723262021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.780401/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2504-284XThe tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues of racial justice and equity in the United States and beyond. This prompted many institutions of higher education, including professional organizations and societies, to engage in long-overdue conversations about the role of scientific institutions in perpetuating racism. Similar to many professional societies and organizations, the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international professional organization for discipline-based biology education researchers, has long struggled with a lack of representation of People of Color (POC) at all levels within the organization. The events surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death prompted the members of SABER to engage in conversations to promote self-reflection and discussion on how the society could become more antiracist and inclusive. These, in turn, resulted in several initiatives that led to concrete actions to support POC, increase their representation, and amplify their voices within SABER. These initiatives included: a self-study of SABER to determine challenges and identify ways to address them, a year-long seminar series focused on issues of social justice and inclusion, a special interest group to provide networking opportunities for POC and to center their voices, and an increase in the diversity of keynote speakers and seminar topics at SABER conferences. In this article, we chronicle the journey of SABER in its efforts to become more inclusive and antiracist. We are interested in increasing POC representation within our community and seek to bring our resources and scholarship to reimagine professional societies as catalyst agents towards an equitable antiracist experience. Specifically, we describe the 12 concrete actions that SABER enacted over a period of a year and the results from these actions so far. In addition, we discuss remaining challenges and future steps to continue to build a more welcoming, inclusive, and equitable space for all biology education researchers, especially our POC members. Ultimately, we hope that the steps undertaken by SABER will enable many more professional societies to embark on their reflection journeys to further broaden scientific communities.Miriam Segura-TottenBryan DewsburyStanley M. LoElizabeth Gibbons BaileyLaura Beaster-JonesRobert J. BillsSara E. BrownellNatalia CaporaleRyan DunkSarah L. EddyMarcos E. García-OjedaStephanie M. GardnerLinda E. GreenLaurel HartleyColin HarrisonMays ImadAlexis M. JanosikSophia JeongTanya JosekPavan KadandaleJenny KnightMelissa E. KoSayali KukdayPaula LemonsMegan LitsterBarbara LomPatrice LudwigKelly K. McDonaldAnne C. S. McIntoshSunshine MenezesErika M. NadileShannon L. NewmanStacy D. OchoaOyenike OlabisiMelinda T. OwensRebecca M. PriceJoshua W. ReidNancy RuggeriChristelle SabatierJaime L. SabelBrian K. SatoBeverly L. Smith-KeilingSumitra D. TatapudyElli J. TheobaldBrie TrippMadhura PradhanMadhvi J. VenkateshMike WiltonAbdi M. WarfaBrittney N. WyattSamiksha A. RautFrontiers Media S.A.articleinclusiondiversityantiracismbiology professional societiesprofessional developmentEducation (General)L7-991ENFrontiers in Education, Vol 6 (2021) |
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inclusion diversity antiracism biology professional societies professional development Education (General) L7-991 Miriam Segura-Totten Bryan Dewsbury Stanley M. Lo Elizabeth Gibbons Bailey Laura Beaster-Jones Robert J. Bills Sara E. Brownell Natalia Caporale Ryan Dunk Sarah L. Eddy Marcos E. García-Ojeda Stephanie M. Gardner Linda E. Green Laurel Hartley Colin Harrison Mays Imad Alexis M. Janosik Sophia Jeong Tanya Josek Pavan Kadandale Jenny Knight Melissa E. Ko Sayali Kukday Paula Lemons Megan Litster Barbara Lom Patrice Ludwig Kelly K. McDonald Anne C. S. McIntosh Sunshine Menezes Erika M. Nadile Shannon L. Newman Stacy D. Ochoa Oyenike Olabisi Melinda T. Owens Rebecca M. Price Joshua W. Reid Nancy Ruggeri Christelle Sabatier Jaime L. Sabel Brian K. Sato Beverly L. Smith-Keiling Sumitra D. Tatapudy Elli J. Theobald Brie Tripp Madhura Pradhan Madhvi J. Venkatesh Mike Wilton Abdi M. Warfa Brittney N. Wyatt Samiksha A. Raut Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues of racial justice and equity in the United States and beyond. This prompted many institutions of higher education, including professional organizations and societies, to engage in long-overdue conversations about the role of scientific institutions in perpetuating racism. Similar to many professional societies and organizations, the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international professional organization for discipline-based biology education researchers, has long struggled with a lack of representation of People of Color (POC) at all levels within the organization. The events surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death prompted the members of SABER to engage in conversations to promote self-reflection and discussion on how the society could become more antiracist and inclusive. These, in turn, resulted in several initiatives that led to concrete actions to support POC, increase their representation, and amplify their voices within SABER. These initiatives included: a self-study of SABER to determine challenges and identify ways to address them, a year-long seminar series focused on issues of social justice and inclusion, a special interest group to provide networking opportunities for POC and to center their voices, and an increase in the diversity of keynote speakers and seminar topics at SABER conferences. In this article, we chronicle the journey of SABER in its efforts to become more inclusive and antiracist. We are interested in increasing POC representation within our community and seek to bring our resources and scholarship to reimagine professional societies as catalyst agents towards an equitable antiracist experience. Specifically, we describe the 12 concrete actions that SABER enacted over a period of a year and the results from these actions so far. In addition, we discuss remaining challenges and future steps to continue to build a more welcoming, inclusive, and equitable space for all biology education researchers, especially our POC members. Ultimately, we hope that the steps undertaken by SABER will enable many more professional societies to embark on their reflection journeys to further broaden scientific communities. |
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Miriam Segura-Totten Bryan Dewsbury Stanley M. Lo Elizabeth Gibbons Bailey Laura Beaster-Jones Robert J. Bills Sara E. Brownell Natalia Caporale Ryan Dunk Sarah L. Eddy Marcos E. García-Ojeda Stephanie M. Gardner Linda E. Green Laurel Hartley Colin Harrison Mays Imad Alexis M. Janosik Sophia Jeong Tanya Josek Pavan Kadandale Jenny Knight Melissa E. Ko Sayali Kukday Paula Lemons Megan Litster Barbara Lom Patrice Ludwig Kelly K. McDonald Anne C. S. McIntosh Sunshine Menezes Erika M. Nadile Shannon L. Newman Stacy D. Ochoa Oyenike Olabisi Melinda T. Owens Rebecca M. Price Joshua W. Reid Nancy Ruggeri Christelle Sabatier Jaime L. Sabel Brian K. Sato Beverly L. Smith-Keiling Sumitra D. Tatapudy Elli J. Theobald Brie Tripp Madhura Pradhan Madhvi J. Venkatesh Mike Wilton Abdi M. Warfa Brittney N. Wyatt Samiksha A. Raut |
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Miriam Segura-Totten Bryan Dewsbury Stanley M. Lo Elizabeth Gibbons Bailey Laura Beaster-Jones Robert J. Bills Sara E. Brownell Natalia Caporale Ryan Dunk Sarah L. Eddy Marcos E. García-Ojeda Stephanie M. Gardner Linda E. Green Laurel Hartley Colin Harrison Mays Imad Alexis M. Janosik Sophia Jeong Tanya Josek Pavan Kadandale Jenny Knight Melissa E. Ko Sayali Kukday Paula Lemons Megan Litster Barbara Lom Patrice Ludwig Kelly K. McDonald Anne C. S. McIntosh Sunshine Menezes Erika M. Nadile Shannon L. Newman Stacy D. Ochoa Oyenike Olabisi Melinda T. Owens Rebecca M. Price Joshua W. Reid Nancy Ruggeri Christelle Sabatier Jaime L. Sabel Brian K. Sato Beverly L. Smith-Keiling Sumitra D. Tatapudy Elli J. Theobald Brie Tripp Madhura Pradhan Madhvi J. Venkatesh Mike Wilton Abdi M. Warfa Brittney N. Wyatt Samiksha A. Raut |
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Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: From Acknowledgement to Action |
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chronicling the journey of the society for the advancement in biology education research (saber) in its effort to become antiracist: from acknowledgement to action |
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