Here's the thing about this DEI survey disaster: if you didn't respond, & esp if you started to respond and stopped, you committed a racist act. DEI work, and the work to get to it, are anti-racist acts. There is no middle ground.
This DEI work is not a neat thing NSGC is doing. It's not some cool idea. It's not something other people will do and you can just coast along.
It's imperative anti-racist work we all have to do for ourselves and our community.
Nov 20, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
At Pariah/Pioneer: things lab/ industry GCs want others to know: @SohneeAhmed: Psychosoc counseling is still what we do. @shreshthaGC: It's ok to be ambitious. @twitherington: We're doing our best here.
Sara Pirzadeh-Miller: Whatever traditional meant is not what it means anymore
Q/A session: @shreshthaGC: we should expose students to lab/industry earlier in training. Will move us forward as profession. @twitherington: I went into industry first bc it fit me as a person. Take a roll that fits your interest and skills.
Jul 12, 2018 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
1/n: So, we just finished reviewing abstracts for NSGC's 2018 Annual Ed Conference & I really enjoyed it! I loved some of the projects—for others I had constructive, diplomatic feedback. Here are some good & bad things that might be helpful to other researchers:
2/n: First, let’s start with the things that I didn’t like: 1. Bad intros. Omit clunky declarative opening lines. When in doubt, type “Purpose:” and go from there. Good intros don’t receive extra points, but you will avoid the dreaded sigh through grinding teeth.
