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Education & Public Outreach ContactDiversity Programs
Increasing Diversity in the Geosciences
The AGU Diversity Plan (May, 2002) outlines a comprehensive strategy for increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in the geosciences. This plan is being implemented through several programs:
- Bright STaRS is a program to bring about 100 high school students engaged in after-school and summer research projects in geoscience disciplines to annual AGU meetings to present their results.
- AGU convened the first Joint Society Conference on Increasing Diversity in the Earth and Space Sciences (IDEaSS Conference, 2003), bringing together 70 representatives of 26 scientific organizations and 6 federal agencies to discuss a formal resolution to collaborate (pdf) on increasing diversity in the geosciences.
- The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Sciences (MS PHD'S) Program, directed by Dr. Ashanti Pyrtle (USF), is an NSF/NASA funded program that provides mentoring, networking, and professional development opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups who are pursuing careers in the geosciences.
Read more about AGU’s diversity programs: A Unified Approach to Diversifying the Earth Sciences (Karsten, Geotimes, 2003)