Combating Racial Inequities Committee (CRIC)
At this unique moment in history, people from every demographic in this country and across the world are engaging in difficult conversations to recognize, listen, learn, and act against racism. The Penn environment is not immune to racism. We have heard countless recollections of race-based bias and discriminatory behavior directed toward our minority students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff over the years. Thus, it is imperative that we engage the Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS) and Biomedical Postdoctoral Program (BPP) scientific community at Penn to understand the challenges that our Black and underrepresented community members face so that, together, we can begin the work necessary to effect change in our immediate sphere of influence. The BGS and BPP leadership formed the Combating Racial Inequities Committee (CRIC) in the summer of 2020 to evaluate the current climate with respect to race in order to make recommendations to improve it. CRIC will issue its recommendations in March 2021.
Who We Are
Donita Brady, Assistant Professor, Cancer Biology (co-chair)
Mary Mullins, Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology (co-chair)
Rebecca Hubbard, Professor, Biostatistics
Kristen Lynch, Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Avery Posey, Assistant Professor, Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
Sunny Shin, Professor, Microbiology
Amaliris Gonzalez, Postdoctoral Fellow, Rivella Lab, CHOP
Tiffany King, Postdoctoral Fellow, Posey and June Labs, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies
Ilenna Jones, PhD Student, Neuroscience, Kording Lab
David Sidibe, PhD Student, Cell and Molecular Biology-DSRB, Maday Lab
Staff: Judy Jackson, Administrative Director, BGS
Meagan Schofer, Associate Director, CAMB-BGS
Our Charge
Our Stakeholders
- BGS Students
- BPP Postdocs
- PennPREP Students
- Faculty in BGS and BPP (in PSOM, CHOP, SVM, SAS, SEAS, SDM, Nursing, Wharton)
Our Partners
- BGS Graduate Group Chairs
- PSOM Basic Science Chairs
- Research Training Leaders and Staff: EVDCSO, BGS, BPP, MSTP, ORDT
- PennPORT Program
- PSOM Office of Inclusion and Diversity
- PSOM UME Program of Diversity and Inclusion
- UPenn Center for Teaching and Learning
- UPenn Office of Student Conduct – Restorative Justice
Steps in Our Process
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Timeframe |
Item |
Status |
|---|---|---|
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Aug-2020 |
Develop and Charge Committee |
Complete |
|
Sept-Nov 2020 |
Formulate and Administer Survey |
Complete |
|
Dec 2020-Jan 2021 |
Code and Analyze Survey Responses |
Complete |
|
Dec 2020-Feb 2021 |
Conduct Stakeholder and Partner Sessions |
Underway |
|
Sept 2020-Feb 2021 |
Collect/Analyze Program Data (Admissions, Outcomes) |
Underway |
|
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Formulate and Present Recommendations |
Underway |