The Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE) is aimed at institutional reform that lowers inequitable barriers hindering the success of faculty from diverse groups. The collaborative itself is a partnership with the department heads of research-active chemistry departments, social scientists and other key stakeholders. The lowering of these barriers increases the likelihood that individuals already in the tenure pipeline will have equitable chances of success and thereby leads to changes in faculty demographics that move closer to those of the broader U.S. population. The creation of a more equitable climate is also expected to encourage more disadvantaged students to enter academic careers in the chemical sciences. Through biennial National Diversity Equity Workshops (NDEWs) since 2011, OXIDE convenes the chairs of chemistry departments to collectively identify effective practices in collaboration with leaders from the social and behavioral sciences, and to enable them to hold each other accountable for advancing inclusive excellence from the top down.

Advancing inclusive excellence in academic chemistry departments from the top down through a discipline-based evidenced-based approach

2019 Spring National Meeting

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