Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism & Equity in MMI
MMI IDARE Mission Statement
Our mission is to foster and nurture an environment in MMI that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable for everyone by communicating IDARE-related resources and values, and by addressing any issues or concerns that arise within our department
MMI's trainees, staff and faculty are working together to advance the efforts and live the values of Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism and Equity (IDARE) that the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is firmly committed to.
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The ASM Journals Committee Values the Contributions of Black Microbiologists
"Black lives matter. [...] Acts of racism should cause us to question the level to which we have personally participated in the systems of racial inequity that facilitate such acts. We all have an obligation to identify the ways that systemic racism functions in our society and in science."
In this editorial, co-authored by MMI's Chair, Dr. Arturo Casadevall, the Journals Committee of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) pledges to improve the representation and visibility of Black microbiologists's works and achievements.
Citation: Schloss PD, Junior M, Alvania R, AriasCA, Baumler A, Casadevall A, Detweiler C, DrakeH, Gilbert J, Imperiale MJ, Lovett S, Maloy S,McAdam AJ, Newton ILG, Sadowsky MJ, Sandri-Goldin RM, Silhavy TJ, Tontonoz P, Young J-AH,Cameron CE, Cann I, Fuller AO, Kozik AJ. 2020.
mSphere 5:e00719-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00719-20
MMI participates in the #ShutdownAcademia day in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement
On June 10, 2020, the MMI community joined the nation-wide #ShutdownAcademia day to demonstrate support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We spent a day focused on addressing anti-Black racism, in commemoration of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other Black people in the United States as a result of police brutality.
Read our MMI Anti-Racism statement
The JHSPH establishes an Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (IDARE)
From Dean Ellen McKenzie's communication to the School on July 10, 2020:
The JHSPH "is striving to be an institution where all people, especially those who are historically marginalized, disenfranchised, or excluded can thrive. [...] To this end, we are establishing an Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (IDARE) to act as a resource and support for these efforts. The office will be directed by the School’s inaugural Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Joel Bolling."