Arlene Modeste Knowles, TEAM-UP Diversity Task Force Project Manager at the American Institute of Physics (AIP)
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Join TIMESTEP for a discussion focused on STEM identity and belonging. We’ll utilize information from the 2020 TEAM-UP AIP Expert Report, which analyzes systemic issues that persist for African American students in physics and astronomy, to frame our conversation. The findings and prescribed changes in this report are not unique to the physical sciences; all STEM fields would benefit from incorporating these recommendations. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend! In this meeting, we will: • Gain a deeper understanding of STEM identity, • Hear more about what it means for marginalized students to build a STEM identity and feel a sense of belonging in the institution and department, • Explore the interactions and tensions between STEM and racial (and/or other social) identities and the challenges and opportunities presented • Learn ways to help build and empower marginalized students to build their own STEM identity while maintaining their racial (or other social) identity, and how to create a feeling of belonging in STEM fields
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Arlene Modeste Knowles, Biography Arlene Modeste Knowles is the Project Manager and primary driver for the American Institute of Physics TEAM-UP Project, an effort that aims to double the number of African Americans earning bachelor’s degrees in physics and astronomy. She successfully guided the TEAM-UP project through the completion of its research phase, which culminated in the TEAM-UP Report and continues to oversee the implementation phase of the project by engaging and galvanizing the larger STEM community to implement the report’s recommendations. For three decades, Ms. Knowles has been instrumental in developing and managing diversity, equity, and Inclusion programs at the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Physics, and in partnership with several other physical science societies. She has also been a staunch advocate for diversity, equity, and the inclusion of those who have been marginalized in the physical sciences.
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