I am very proud to announce that we have earned a Bronze Award from the Physics and Astronomy SEA Change Committee (P/A SEA Change) for our work to create a more inclusive, diverse, and supportive astronomy department.
I led the department’s effort along with Profs. Eric Bell and Sean Johnson. It was a lot of work, but I am proud of the environment that we have created here and are working to improve. From the AAS press release:
The University of Michigan is the first astronomy department and first doctoral-granting department to be awarded a P/A SEA Change Bronze Award. AAS Education Program Manager Tom Rice, who oversees AAS’s partnership in the P/A SEA Change program, sees the University of Michigan Astronomy Department’s efforts as a model for other, similar astronomy programs to follow. “The AAS is proud to support astronomy departments in adopting inclusive practices like those that UM Astro has committed to working on in their action plan,” Rice comments.
