Actionable items for the EEB Academy
BIPOC scholars face numerous barriers tied to systemic racism that can
influence their recruitment, retention, and success in EEB. These
include, but are not limited to: discrimination (Singh 2018; Eatonet al. 2020), financial barriers (Wanelik et al. , 2020),
and feelings of isolation within EEB (O’Brien et al. 2020). BIPOC
researchers as individuals can take specific actions to strengthen their
personal resilience to these barriers within the EEB Academy; these
actions have been previously addressed (Halsey et al. 2020; Tsenget al. 2020). Here, we build upon recommendations for individual
action by focusing on steps that can be taken by larger organizational
bodies (funding agencies, societies, institutions, departments, faculty)
– i.e., those that wield systemic power in the Academy – that
are intended to increase BIPOC representation and equity in EEB.