DEI in STEM Seminar Materials

These materials were developed by Adam Burgasser, Angela Booker, R. Sekhar Chivukula, Sara Johnson, and Elizabeth Simmons to support a series of undergraduate seminars at UCSD focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues in STEM. Here we provide slide decks, syllabi, and a resource guide to help practitioners develop their own curriculum. You are free to make use of and adapt these materials, and we ask that you please retain the original source references and citations where provided. 

If you wish to cite this resource, please cite as follows:

Burgasser, A.J., Booker, A., Chivukula, R. S., Johnson, S.E., and Elizabeth, S. "Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM: Design Considerations and Lessons Learned for Undergraduate Seminars", American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts 244, 127.03

PHYS 87: Who Does Physics? (Spring 2022 & Winter 2024)

PHYS 87 - Who Does Physics? - Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Seminar 1 Slides

Session 1: Who are Physicists?

Seminar 2 Slides

Session 2: How do we Become Physicists?

Seminar 3 Slides

Session 3: What Barriers to Potential Physicists Face?

Seminar 4 Slides

Session 4: How do we Become more Inclusive as Physicists?

Seminar 5 Slides

Session 5: How do we make Physics Inclusive for all?

PHYS 192: Antiracism in Physics & Astronomy (Spring 2021)

Antiracism Seminar: Course Syllabus

Course syllabus

Seminar 1

Session 1: What is Racism? What is Antiracism?

Seminar 2

Session 2: Addressing Racism in Ourselves

Seminar 3

Session 3: Addressing Racism in Physics & Astronomy Education

Seminar 4

Session 4: Addressing Racism in Physics & Astronomy Research & Communities

Seminar 5

Session 5: Moving Forward: How can we be Effective Antiracists in Physics & Astronomy?

PHYS 192: Black Experiences in the Physical Sciences (Spring 2022) 

PHYS 192 - Black Experiences in Physics - Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Seminar 1 Slides

Session 1: What are the experiences of Black physicists?

Seminar 3 Slides

Session 3: Unpacking race and racism in the physical sciences

Seminar 4 Slides

Session 4: Sciences as a liberating and colonizing endeavor

Seminar 5 Slides

Session 5: Changing physical science culture

Course resources (cumulative)

PHYS 87 - Course Resources