Anti-Black racism in academia and what you can do about it

Audrey K Bowden; Cullen R Buie

doi:10.1038/s41578-021-00361-5

Anti-Black racism in academia and what you can do about it

Nat Rev Mater. 2021;6(9):760-761. doi: 10.1038/s41578-021-00361-5. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

Authors

Audrey K Bowden¹, Cullen R Buie²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN US.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA US.

Abstract

The experiences of Black scientists and engineers reveal that science is not a meritocracy. Here is a list of recommendations to combat anti-Black racism in academic institutions.

Keywords: Careers; Lab life.