Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Approach

AAAS is committed to driving transformational change to foster the diverse, equitable, open and inclusive scientific enterprise that is essential for scientific excellence. Learn more about our efforts to hold ourselves accountable and strengthen advocacy on behalf of DEI across the scientific ecosystem.

2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Highlights from AAAS

Learn about highlights from AAAS' efforts to facilitate systemic change in 2022, including:

New SEA Change members committed to transform cultures and policies to support DEI in STEMM, including the first university system to join the program.
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program celebrated its 20th anniversary of supporting talented STEM majors and professionals in becoming K-12 educators in high-need school districts.
The EPI Center supported systemic DEI changes at the policy level.
The Science family of journals put in place structural changes with a DEI lens in mind.
AAAS used a systemic- and equity-focused lens to hold ourselves accountable.

Reports

Since releasing our 2020 action plan to address systemic racism in the sciences, AAAS has released an annual DEI report to deliver updates on our commitment to sharing data on the career-enabling functions we help propel and our efforts to drive change within and beyond our organization.