The PULSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rubric: A Resource for Departmental Self-Assessment
Kate Marley, Doane College; and Pamela Pape-Lindstrom; Harford Community College
The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) is a community of life sciences leaders committed to educational practices that best prepare undergraduate students to tackle 21st-century challenges. Recent events of violence, injustice, systemic racism, and the national movement to rethink how colleges and universities could address such inequities, has motivated PULSE to create the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Rubric to complement the original five rubrics (Brancaccio-Taras et al. 2016). The DEI Rubric was created for STEM departments' self-assessment of DEI efforts via: review of their practices and pedagogies; initiation of dialogue about departmental and institutional equity gaps; and determination of a departmental consensus score for each rubric criterion. The DEI rubric is also applicable to non-STEM departments. In this session, presenters will describe the use of the DEI Rubric and participants will engage with the rubric and discuss how to enhance DEI work in their department.

What is Social Justice in STEMM Higher Education
Patricia Marsteller, Emory University; Carlos Goller, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Sharon Homer-Drummond, PhD, Tri-County Technical College
This blog post defines social justice in STEMM higher education as ensuring equitable representation, access, and inclusion for all students through diverse faculty, inclusive curricula, and supportive systems, while offering actionable strategies for educators to implement equity and justice in classrooms. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Start somewhere: Resources on equity and inclusion for STEM and higher education
Kate White Temple University Naneh Apkarian Arizona State University Campus Immersion Kate White (Western Michigan University), ASCN Research Director Naneh Apkarian (Western Michigan University)
A blog post from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network offering a curated list of equity and inclusion resources for STEM and higher education, with emphasis on combating systemic anti-Black racism, featuring articles, organizations, classroom strategies, campus initiatives, discipline-specific materials, and social media communities to support informed action and allyship. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

A Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness (FATE)
Shawn Simonson, Boise State University
A blog post from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network presents the Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness (FATE), proposing four evidence-based criteria—course design, scholarly teaching, learner-centered practices, and reflective teaching—to standardize and improve faculty teaching evaluation in higher education, supported by rubrics and institutional change strategies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Flying with Sankofa: Moving forward by learning from the past
Alec Cattell, Texas Tech University; Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida
This blog post from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network's DEI in STEMM series advocates for integrating the Sankofa principle—learning from historical and cultural legacies—to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEMM fields, featuring frameworks like the Four-Square Typology of Change and T.R.U.T.H. for systemic reform. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

From Deficit to Asset Framing: How Shifting Faculty Mindset Framing Can Positively Affect Student Motivation and Belonging
Casey Wright, Western Michigan University; Melissa Haswell, Delta College
This webpage is a scholarly blog post in the ASCN DEI in STEMM series that examines how shifting faculty mindsets from deficit to asset-based framing—using Yosso's Community Cultural Wealth model—can enhance student motivation, belonging, and equity in higher education by recognizing students' aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, navigational, and resistant capital. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by Design: Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning
Patricia Marsteller, Emory University
A blog post in the DEI in STEMM series that introduces Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a pedagogical framework for fostering inclusive teaching in higher education, emphasizing its three core principles—multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression—and offering practical strategies, resources, and readings for educators to implement UDL to support diverse learners and advance equity in STEM. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Defining Inclusive Teaching Practices
A webinar event page from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network discussing inclusive teaching practices in STEM higher education, featuring presenter bios, session goals on diversity, equity, and inclusion, a pre-event assignment, and downloadable resources like the Inclusive Pedagogy Framework. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Academic Advising: Leverage Point for Systemic Change Initiatives?
Sean Bridgen, Kansas State University
Blog post examining academic advising as a leverage point for systemic change in higher education, discussing its integration with curriculum, policy, student relationships, and institutional challenges, while highlighting national initiatives aimed at improving advising practices. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What is systemic change?
Charles Henderson Western Michigan University Charles Henderson
A blog post explaining systemic change in higher education through systems thinking and complexity leadership theory, using the Broncos FIRST initiative at Western Michigan University as a case study to demonstrate how aligning institutional subsystems and fostering diverse collaboration can lead to sustainable STEM education reform. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.