Insights and strategies for improving equity in graduate school admissions

MA Cadena, C Amaya, D Duan, CA Rico… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Applying to graduate school can be particularly challenging for students from historically
minoritized backgrounds due to a hidden curriculum in the graduate admissions process. To …

Extreme underrepresentation of first-generation college students in the geosciences: An intersectional issue

A Carrera, T Luckie… - Journal of Geoscience …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
First-generation college students (FGCS), defined as students whose parents did not earn a
baccalaureate degree, encounter distinct obstacles navigating academia. Barriers faced by …

Community perspectives on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in ocean sciences

EL Meyer-Gutbrod, JJ Pierson, M Behl - Oceanography, 2023 - JSTOR
Professional and scientific societies are increasingly engaging in efforts to create a science
community that manifests justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). However, progress …

Signature pedagogies versus trauma informed approaches: Thematic analysis of graduate students' reflections

Z L. Friedman - Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is evidenced as a traumatic event, impacting college students
preparing for healthcare careers. Trauma-informed pedagogical evidence-based …

“It'sa Strength That I Draw From”: First-Generation Background as a Cultural Resource in Law School

J McCain, J Roksa - Journal of First-generation Student Success, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The literature on first-generation college students largely focuses on the challenges they
may experience in college, and this orientation extends to studies of graduate students. We …

Demystifying the 'hidden curriculum'for minoritized graduate students

MJ Hopkins, BN Moore, JL Jeffery, AS Young - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Graduate programs in the biomedical sciences dedicate considerable resources to
recruiting students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. However, students from …

Support without Status: Inequities in Student–Advisor Relational Dynamics between First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Doctoral Students

J McCain, J Roksa, S Breen - Education Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
One of the most important developmental relationships in the doctoral student experience is
that of the faculty advisor, and yet we know little about whether and how advisor …

Team science: A syllabus for success on big projects

DM Peterson, SM Flynn, RS Lanfear… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interdisciplinary teams are on the rise as scientists attempt to address complex
environmental issues. While the benefits of team science approaches are clear, researchers …

[PDF][PDF] Supporting STEM graduate students with dis/abilities: Opportunities for Universal Design for Learning

DC Beardmore, R Sandekian… - 2022 ASEE Annual …, 2022 - sftp.asee.org
While little is known about the enrollment and retention rates of STEM graduate students,
studies indicate that the way higher education generally approaches STEM graduate …

[PDF][PDF] JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN OCEAN SCIENCES

EL Meyer-Gutbrod, JJ Pierson, M Behl - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
BACKGROUND Generating solutions to the most complex global problems facing our planet
today requires optimal participation of all individuals trained in science, technology …