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Ethnic and racial diversity in the academy

EEES is pleased to host John Vandermeer and Deborah Goldberg for a talk titled: “Ethnic and racial diversity in the academy: the unique position of EEB and environmental sciences.”

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
12:15pm – 1:15pm
https://dartmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtcuGorT8iG9XqYhTnjdFdikdlLD73anFu
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Sponsor: Ecology, Evolution, Enviornment & Society Graduate Program (Biology, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Geography)

Date: September 15

Time: 12:15p–1:15p EDT

Free and open to all with pre-registration:

Zoom Registration Link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtcuGorT8iG9XqYhTnjdFdikdlLD73anFu  

Title: “Ethnic and racial diversity in the academy: the unique position of EEB and environmental sciences”

Guest Speakers: John Vandermeer and Deborah Goldberg

Bios:

John Vandermeer is Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor and Arthur R. Thurnau Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a professor in the Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan.  He teaches three courses, 1) food, energy and environmental justice, 2) the ecology of agroecosystems, and 3) complex systems in ecology. His research focuses on the coffee agroecosystem for which he delves into recent advances in complex systems in attempting to understand the biological, social, and political aspects of this important ecosystem. He is author or editor of 16 books and over 250 scientific publications. He is also a political activist, a founding member of the New World Agriculture and Ecology group, a current member of the revived organization “Science for the People,” and a founding member of the University of Michigan “Sustainable Food System Initiative.”

 

Deborah E. Goldberg is currently the Arthur Thurnau Professor Emerita and Margaret B. Davis Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, where she served as associate chair and chair for a total of 15 years.  Her research in plant community ecology has been recognized by election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the Ecological Society of America, and Vice President for Science for the Ecological Society of America. Current foci include the integration of community and ecosystem processes in plant invasions, the role of clonality in species interactions and community dynamics, and effects of climate change on alpine plant communities. Professor Goldberg has worked actively as a faculty member, and department chair to increase recruitment and retention and improve the climate for under-represented groups and has received multiple awards for her diversity and inclusion work at the University of Michigan.  

 

 

For more information, contact:
Theresa Ong

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