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Centering Identities in STEM

Centering Identities in STEM is an evidence-driven reading circle highlighting the importance of equity, identity, and positionality in learning and teaching. 

PROGRAM DETAILS

Location
Online & Synchronous (via Zoom)

Size & Format
15 Participants

Dates & Times
One 60-minute session (fall, winter, spring)

Fall Session: Tuesday, October 29th | 11 am - 12 pm CT

Winter Session: Wednesday, February 26th | 11 am - 12 pm CT

Spring Session: TBD

Audience
Faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and staff at any career stage

Overview

Searle’s DEIJ Reading Circles are designed to create “brave spaces” and inspire a culture of growth. In a small group, participants explore DEIJ issues in higher education and deepen their understanding of equitable teaching practices through the guided discussion of scholarly texts. Addressing a variety of principles related to equity, identity, and learning such as race-conscious sense-making of teaching, awareness of racial dynamics in STEM classrooms, positionality, and humanizing pedagogies, this 60-minute reading circle empowers participants to develop an equity-based mindset and a critical approach to effectively addressing inequalities in STEM education.

Eligibility

Open to graduate students, postdocs, staff, and instructors at all stages of their careers.

Registration

Click here to register for the winter 2025 session taking place on Wednesday, February 26th from 11-12 am CT.

Pre-session readings will be sent via email upon registration. 

Objectives

Participants will
  • Enhance knowledge of scholarly literature, pedagogical frameworks, and practices that enhance equity in STEM classrooms through empirical readings, self-reflection, and dialogue.

CIRTL Certificate Program

This program was piloted last year as the Equity in STEM Journal Club, and is part of the broader CIRTL at Northwestern efforts aimed at supporting future faculty—STEM and social science graduate students and postdocs may participate in this program as part of the CIRTL Certificate Program.

Contact Us

Erika Nadile, Assistant Director of STEM Education
Erika.Nadile@northwestern.edu