AIMBE hosted a virtual summit on January 28-29, 2021 to catalyze institutional changes directed to Biomedical Engineering departments, and their respective institutions, to actively lead the way on anti-racism.
The goal of the summit was to provide a set of detailed action items that would foster an optimal climate for equity and inclusion on campus. The following themes were addressed: Culture and Climate, Institutional Policy, Equity and Inclusion, and Public Accountability.
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University, Broadening Participation in Engineering, NSF
Founder and Chief Equity Officer
National Training Institute on Race and Equity
Former Director, Board on Higher Education & Workforce
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Program Director for the ADVANCE and HSI Programs
National Science Foundation
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Morgan State University
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
University of Michigan
Associate Provost, Office to Advance Women, Equity and Diversity
Florida International University
Dean and Professor, College of Engineering and Architecture
Howard University
Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
University of Texas at San Antonio
Professor of Psychology and the Director of Faculty Equity and Inclusion
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Wallace H Coulter Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Florida International University
Diversity Director, STC on Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems
Georgia Tech/Emory University
Senior Consultant, State Doctoral Scholars Program
Southern Regional Education Board
Executive Director of Government Research Relations
University of California, San Diego
Questions or comments? Contact program@aimbe.org.
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