SEAS Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

The School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) at Yale strives to create an inclusive and supportive environment for all members of its community to learn, work, and live our lives together. We acknowledge, welcome, and celebrate our differences, including those related to age, race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, nationality, immigration status, sexual orientation, religion, disability status, and socioeconomic status. We work to prevent implicit biases from negatively impacting our community. Motivated by the understanding that research and education benefit from the supportive involvement of all people, we are committed to broadening participation and diversity in our departments and in our professions. We actively support the recruitment, retention, and success of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty from varied backgrounds.

Spring 2022 SEAS DEIB Workshops

As part of the SEAS DEIB plan, we are committed to offering evidence-based diversity training for the SEAS community. Our goal is for all staff, faculty, postdocs and graduate students in our community to attend one of these workshops. These workshops below were offered in the fall; you’re welcome to attend the same workshop and/or a new one.

In addition, we encourage all SEAS community members to take advantage of the multitude of opportunities available to us, with belonging-related events happening nearly every day.

Upcoming campus opportunities for staff:

• Everyday Unconscious Bias, 4/6, 11am
• Respecting All Connecticut Families: The Legal Parent-Child Relationship for Unmarried, Same-Sex, and Nonbiological Parents, 4/14 4-5:15 p.m.
  Admission is free; registration is required.

  
  Who is a parent in Connecticut? The Connecticut Parentage Act, which came into effect in January 2022, is the most significant update to Connecticut’s parentage laws in decades. It ensures that all children in the state have equal access to the security of a legal parent-child relationship regardless of the circumstances of their birth or the marital status, gender, or sexual orientation of their parents. Learn more about parentage in Connecticut from Professor Douglas NeJaime, the CPA's primary drafter.

  Douglas NeJaime, the Anne Urowsky Professor of Law, will be in conversation with Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Associate Vice President for Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture.
  This is a Belonging at Yale event, introduced by Kimberly Goff-Crews, Secretary and Vice President for University Life.

• OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts, 4/22, 12 pm

For more information and to register, visit Yale's Training and Certification website (connection to the Yale VPN is required to access the site).

Resources:

- Best Practices for Inclusive Teaching in Yale Computer Science, Yale CS Dept

- Inclusive Lab Meetings in Engineering, Jenny Frederick, Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning:

Ten simple rules for productive lab meetings (also many good references)

Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab

Reflections and Actions for Creating an Inclusive Lab Environment

To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings

Inclusive Zoom meetings