Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Writing and Speaking by E. Bertschinger
Writing
- Advancing Racial Equity After the End of Affirmative Action
(2023, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Navigating the EP3 Guide to Enact Change (APS News, April 2022)
- EP3 Guide Section on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (2022, APS Forum on Education Spring 2022 Newsletter)
- APS-IDEA: Transforming the Culture of Physics (APS News Back Page, September 2021)
- Systemic Change: TEAM-UP and Beyond (PERC 2020 refereed Conference paper)
- An IDEA for Physics Organizations (2020, community announcement of APS-IDEA)
- Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astronomy (2020, APS Forum on Education Spring 2020 Newsletter)
- Seeking Symmetry Among Physicists (2020, APS Physics online magazine)
- Catalyzing a Conversation (2020, E. Bertschinger and Y.-S.Horn, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- The Time is Now: Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor's Degrees in Physics and Astronomy (2020, American Institute of Physics)
- It is Difficult to Know What to Do (2019, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Astro2020 APC White Paper: Providing a Timely Review of Input Demographics to Advisory Committees (D. Norman et al, 2019)
- Astro2020: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education: an Astro2020 APC White Paper by the AAS Taskforce on Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education (A. Rudolph et al, 2019)
- Report of the 2018 AAS Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education (M. Agueros et al, 2019, American Astronomical Society)
- Climate and Accountability (2018, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being at MIT (2018, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Inclusive Community Faculty Dinners (2018, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- What I Learned as a Department Head (2016, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Women in physics in the United States: Recruitment and retention (N. Abramzon et al, 2015, AIP Conference Proceedings 1697, 060045)
- Advancing a Respectful and Caring Community (2015, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Advancing a Respectful and Caring Community: Learning by Doing at MIT (2015, ICEO Report)
- Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct at MIT: A Faculty Primer (E. Bertschinger and S. Rankin, 2014, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Creating a Culture of Caring: MIT's First Institute Community and Equity Officer (2013, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Improving the Status of Women in Physics (and Astronomy) Departments (2012, American Astronomical Society Newsletter)
- What Students Want From Faculty (2012, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Advancing Diversity and Excellence in Physics (2012, Physics@MIT)
- Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT (2011, American Astronomical Society STATUS newsletter)
- Departmental Discussions of Diversity and Inclusion (2011, MIT Faculty Newsletter)
- Bullying Can Happen in College, Too (2011: D.J. Nelson, E. Bertschinger, D. Burgess, and E.A. Nalley, Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 57, issue 24)
Blogging
- The Fallout from COVID-19 on Astronomy’s Most Vulnerable Groups (A. Venkatesan, E. Bertschinger, D. Norman, S. Tuttle, and K. Krafton)
- Women in Astronomy (I contributed many entries from 2010 through 2016)
- Community and Equity, Learning by Doing
Videos
- Teaming Up to Change the Culture in Physics (2022, University of Connecticut Physics Colloquium)
- How Departments Change: A Cautionary Example (2021, University of Maryland Physics Colloquium)
- Effecting Change: Individual Actions and Leadership (2021, APS Annual Leadership Meeting)
- Improving Racial Equity in Physics: The AIP TEAM-UP Report (2021, University of Oregon Physics Colloquium)
- Improving Racial Equity in Physics: The AIP TEAM-UP Report (2020, UC Irvine Physics Colloquium)
- 8.02 Online Mentoring Program (2020, MIT Teaching and Learning Lab Seminar)
- Institutional Data for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (2018, STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam) and Slides
- Advancing a Respectful Community (NIST Colloquium, 2016) and slides
- Opening Remarks: A Community Dialogue Responding to Recent Tragedies (2016, MIT)
- Introduction: Institute Diversity Summit (2014, MIT)
- Creating a Thriving Physics Department for Students (2013, UC Berkeley Physics Colloquium)
- Diversity and Excellence in Physics (2011, KITP Colloquium, UC Santa Barbara)
- Concluding Remarks: Leaders in Science and Engineering, the Women of MIT (2011, MIT)
- The Value of Mentoring (2010, MIT Mentoring Fair)
Audio
- Diversifying Physics (2013, IOP Physics World)
Presentations
- 8.02 Online Mentoring Program (2020, MIT Teaching and Learning Lab Seminar)
- Systemic Change: TEAM-UP and Beyond (2020, AIP Assembly of Society Officers)
- TEAM-UP’s Recommendations on Systemic Change (2020, APS March Meeting)
- Departments that Excel in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2019, MIT Astrophysics Colloquium)
Press coverage, etc.
- Class Profile | Scientists as engaged citizens (December 2020, MIT SHASS)
- The APS-IDEA Network Gathers Nearly 100 Inaugural Member (September 2020, APS News)
- Oral History Interview (August, 2020, American Institute of Physics)
- Space has a diversity problem — and big institutions like universities can do something about it (8 July 2020, Space.com)
- Yale astronomy students speak out against institutional racism (7 July 2020, Space.com)
- Researcher to examine pandemic’s effects on Black students (26 June 2020, Rowan University)
- Task Force Urges ‘Systemic Changes’ to Support African American Students in Physics APS News FYI: Science Policy News from AIP (March 2020)
- Physicists propose $50M to support African American students (21 February 2020, NBC News)
- Goal: Double the number of African Americans in physics and astronomy (1 February 2020, Physics Today)
- Task force recommends US$50-million fund to bring African Americans into physics and astronomy (31 January 2020, Nature Careers)
- Making physics and astronomy more welcoming to African-American students (13 January 2020, MIT News)
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