[LTER-diversity] Fwd: Allison Clark started a discussion: "Reflecting On Our Roots: A Compelling National Interes..."

[Marty Downs]

On Trellis (AAAS Community Exchange --  worth signing up for, if you aren't
already), the NSF INCLUDES Open Forum is posting a thoughtful series of
essays on diversity ins science, building off some of the classic texts.

It might be a discussion that some in the committee would like to join.

Marty

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Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:49 AM
Subject: Allison Clark started a discussion: "Reflecting On Our Roots: A
Compelling National Interes..."
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NSF INCLUDES Open Forum
Hi Marty,
Allison Clark has created a new discussion "Reflecting On Our Roots: A
Compelling National Interest ".

We are sharing some of the historical context that led to the NSF INCLUDES
program. Each week, we’re posting a new discussion with an excerpt from a
short essay outlining a key event in the history of the broadening
participation field. The essays, which are downloadable if you prefer your
own copy, can be found in the group library in the Reflecting On Our Roots
<https://www.trelliscience.com/#/group-library/1813/1319> folder.

*In the tenth in our series, A Compelling National Interest, Shirley Malcom
reflects on the case for science and diversity:*

*In 1995 a Supreme Court ruling coupled with evolving governmental
legislation and policies, began to destabilize and unravel efforts
previously undertaken to promote diversity, equal opportunity, and
inclusion throughout institutions funded by the federal government.*

* In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Adarand
Constructors, Inc v. Peña [515 U.S. 200 (1995)], President Clinton
requested a review of federally sponsored agencies and programs that had
race- and gender-conscious provisions. The Court’s decision had held that
federal and state governments must satisfy the strictest court standards
whenever race is a factor in conferring benefits; they must demonstrate a
compelling interest and need to consider race in order to warrant set-aside
contract programs, and by extension other “targeted efforts” beyond
contracting.*



* The Court’s decision, coupled with new legislation, brought an end to
federally sponsored activities that relied on what was then termed as
“preferential treatment” or used “group-sensitive” policies and practices.
The programs that had been put in place to open opportunities in STEM to
women and underserved minorities were also lost.  *



As I stated in the March 1996 *Science* article, “Science and Diversity: A
Compelling National Interest, “like it or not, these communities have been
drawn into this debate.” And “in the spirit of rational debate, we need to
examine the social history that brought about the laws and regulations that
are now under scrutiny and attack…”



   - *How are you framing this “compelling case” for both diversity and
   equity, inclusion, opportunity within your institution, industry, school? *
   - *Are there new cases to be made?*
   - *Were the programs established to remedy the current effects of past
   discrimination (a compelling interest)? *
   - *Was the evidence of that and the inadequacy of neutral strategies
   that did not consider race considered to be compelling? Or were there other
   compelling arguments, backed with evidence, that could justify so-called
   “carve out” programs?*

*You can read and download a copy of the essay: *    Reflecting On Our
Roots _ Ten.Compelling National Interest.pdf
<https://www.trelliscience.com/#/document-detail/91c810fd-43f0-11e8-9f39-06e1b31daef4/1813/1813>




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