Past and Ongoing DIP Initiatives

• Grad-to-undergrad mentorship workshops on:
  • Applying to graduate school
  • Imposter syndrome
• Yearly letter to the faculty on avoiding bias in letter of recommendation writing
• Grad-to-grad panel discussion dispelling myths and offering advice on the preliminary exam
• Strike4BlackLives departmental initiatives including:
  • Anti-Racism Reading Group
  • Petition to faculty calling for URM faculty hiring
  • Expanding TA training on inclusive and equitable teaching
  • Physics and astronomy summer school for URM students
  • Quarterly town halls
• Exit survey for graduate students completing their degrees
• Documents on academic advising and online teaching best practices
• Collaborations with Undergrad DIP, GradOPS, UCD Physics & Astronomy Climate Survey Committee, Aggie Neurodiversity Community, APS-IDEA, and the UCD physics and astronomy faculty DIP committee