Hays Kimberly A, Havran J Christopher, Heard Matthew J, Morris Ashley B, Ovueraye Loretta
Department of Life Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA, United States.
Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC, United States.
Front Sociol. 2021 Oct 27;6:755072. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.755072. eCollection 2021.
The Association of Southeastern Biologists was founded in 1937 with the goal of increasing the contact and collaboration between scientists in the southeastern United States (US). With the exception of two years during World War II and one year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association has met annually to promote research and education in the biological sciences by providing a student-friendly networking environment. In recent years, the Association has placed an increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion among elected and appointed leaders, among participants in the annual meeting, and in the development of funding and other opportunities for students. This work prompted us to review the history of our Association, including periods of racial segregation and inequity, and focus on our current efforts to promote access and inclusion by students and scientists from myriad underrepresented groups. In so doing, the past provides us with the opportunity to cast a vision for the future of the Association. In this paper, we seek to share the journey of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in this regard so that we may be transparent, exposing the missteps and amplifying the successes of our organization. We envision this work as a first step toward creating a more open and inclusive scientific community for the future.
东南生物学家协会成立于1937年，其目标是加强美国东南部科学家之间的联系与合作。除了二战期间的两年和新冠疫情期间的一年，该协会每年都会召开会议，通过提供一个对学生友好的交流环境来促进生物科学的研究和教育。近年来，该协会越来越关注当选和任命的领导人、年会参与者以及为学生提供资金和其他机会方面的多样性、公平性和包容性。这项工作促使我们回顾协会的历史，包括种族隔离和不平等时期，并关注我们目前为促进来自众多代表性不足群体的学生和科学家获得机会和融入所做的努力。这样做，过去为我们提供了为协会未来描绘愿景的机会。在本文中，我们试图分享东南生物学家协会在这方面的历程，以便我们能够保持透明，揭示失误并放大我们组织的成功。我们设想这项工作是为未来创建一个更加开放和包容的科学界迈出的第一步。
