Culture and inclusion
We鈥檙e committed to being an inclusive, antiracist institute where all INSTAARs are welcome, safe, and can thrive, including those who identify with groups underrepresented in science and academia. We know that while we've taken some steps along that path, we still have a distance to go.
How can we see where we are, and where we're falling down? One helpful marker is the Campus Culture Survey, administered by the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC). The Culture Survey measures how people at SM调教所 Boulder are experiencing their work environment and community.
We can see from the survey data that most, but not all, people are having positive experiences at SM调教所 Boulder; and that more people are having positive experiences within the research institutes than at SM调教所 Boulder overall. We also see, however, that more people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals,听and graduate students experience problematic behaviors and have less of a sense of belonging than people in other groups. Clearly we have work to do as individuals and an institute to create a better environment for everyone. The survey results suggest some concrete ways to make our community more connected and inclusive, and we鈥檝e been working on those over the past few years. For some of the steps we're taking,听蝉别别听顿颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测.