IES Seminar: Advancing Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- February 6, 2019
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 CST
- Institute of Environmental Sustainability, 123/124
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Each semester, IES partners with faculty, staff, and environmentally-minded individuals to bring community members and students together over a wide range of environmental topics. Seminar speakers will share their research and knowledge on a variety of current environmental issues in today¿s world.
Racial and ethnic diversity in environmental disciplines lags far behind the 38% of people of color (POC) population in the U.S., despite research documenting high levels of environmental concern among POC. Addressing this inequity is essential to advance environmental justice. Identity diversity also lends itself to cognitive diversity, which promotes creativity and innovation in solving environmental problems. Environmental degree programs serve as a pipeline to environmental careers. Thus, we investigated the experiences of students of color in undergraduate environmental programs in higher education can become more inclusive, thereby strengthening the pipeline to environmental careers for POC and increasing racial/ethnic diversity in the field towards more innovative and just environmental solutions.
