Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are essential to academic excellence and our aim is to foster an environment where we value, support, and promote diversity. This means providing equitable access to resources and opportunities to ensure that our department is a place where difference is welcomed and respected and every individual feels a sense of belonging and inclusion.
We are committed to eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in our department. We take zero tolerance on racism and discrimination of any type and sexual harassment and misconduct. We support neurodivergent people to learn, study, and work in our department.
Read our full statement here.
You can reach out to the DEI Committee or send feedback here.
Report Bias here.
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Advancing Geography through Education Opportunities (A-GEO)
The Advancing Geography through Education Opportunities (A-GEO) is a nationally recognized graduate student recruitment, retention and development program within Michigan State University's Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences. The program is designed to improve access and opportunity for outstanding Masters and Ph.D. students facing barriers to geography graduate education through fully funded training and mentorship opportunities. This comprehensive cohort-based program has four pillars: Recruiting, Retention, Engagement, and Support. Our student-centered aim is to move beyond recruiting to ensure strong mentoring by faculty and to connect our graduate students with a broad community of support and resources across the MSU campus. Our disciplinary aim is to lead the transformation of geography so that the field reflects the range of talent of the nation.
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Supporting Women in Geography @ MSU
Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG) Group is a supportive group of women students, including women of color, individuals that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ), and diversely-abled individuals. We organize roundtables and talks per semester. For any department members interested in joining the SWIG group, please contact SWIG President Michelle Bullock at bulloc40@msu.edu or SWIG Faculty Advisor Sue Grady at gradys@msu.edu. In addition, you can contact SWIG Communications Coordinator Nicole Dear at dearnico@msu.edu, and SWIG Treasurer Nidhi Kalani at kalanini@msu.edu.
Visit the SWIG Facebook page or SWIG Website.