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Archives: Inclusion

Creating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion Revisited: An Interview with Vicky Williams of Emerald Publishing 

In this follow-up to a 2018 interview, Alice Meadows revisits the topic of DEIA with Emerald Publishing’s CEO, Vicky Williams to find out what progress has been made and where improvements are still needed — both at Emerald and within scholarly communications

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jan 20, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color 

During the first Trump administration, Alice Meadows interviewed three women of color who are leaders in their fields about their experiences. In this post, they revisit the topic in the light of their new positions and today’s political environment.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Sep 8, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Is The Climate Change-Academia Relationship Changing Too Fast?

While our understanding of climate change is shaped by academia, the climate crisis also shapes academia’s research and teaching in numerous ways. In this article, I explore the current climate change-academia relationship and touch upon some envisaged changes.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • May 6, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Building a Neuro-inclusive Workplace

Organizations that do not actively include and support neurodivergent individuals risk missing out on exceptional talents and undermining employees’ ability to work to their full potential.

  • By Amanda Rogers, Patty Brady, Dianndra Roberts
  • Mar 17, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA

Reflections on the current moment from SSP’s Board of Directors.

  • By Randy Townsend, Rebecca McLeod
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

DEIA and Doing the Right Thing

Now is a time when we must continue to stand against censorship and to support the scholarly community in both our words and our actions, according to our ethics and beliefs.

  • By Harrison Inefuku, Rebecca McLeod, Alice Meadows, Charlotte Roh, Brit Stamey
  • Feb 11, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Weathering the Storm: What Will 2025 Bring for Academia?

My glass of optimism is usually full. But my glass is leaking now, or maybe it’s broken? The realities of the new political landscape have cast its shadow on the future of academia.

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Feb 3, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post: Reflections from The Munin Conference Part Two – Open Science

This is the second article of three in a guest series reflecting on the main themes and ideas gathered and discussed at The Munin Conference at the end of 2024. Today’s focus is Open Science.

  • By Mark Huskisson
  • Jan 22, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post:  Reflections from The Munin Conference Part One – Bibliodiversity

This is the first article of three in a guest series reflecting on the main themes and ideas gathered and discussed at the Munin Conference at the end of 2024. Today’s focus is bibliodiversity.

  • By Mark Huskisson
  • Jan 21, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Equitable Scholarly Communication: Realistic or Idealistic?

Daniel Dollar offers an update on the work being done by Research4Life and a call for action.

  • By Daniel Dollar
  • Oct 1, 2024
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Inclusive R&D: Can it Become the Rule, Not an Exception?

Inclusive publishing and design practices should be the status quo and not an afterthought.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Sep 11, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Unlocking Your Institution’s Collective Genius: Cognitive Inclusion Improves Wellness and Maximizes your Societal Impact

In today’s Mental Health Awareness Monday post, Lisa Colledge shows how your research culture can be an asset that boosts mental health and innovation.

  • By Lisa Colledge
  • Aug 19, 2024
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Point/Counterpoint on the Framing of DEIA Efforts: Should We Separate the Personal from the Professional?

Today we offer a double-post, with a proposal and a response concerning how we frame our efforts toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility as a community.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah, Lettie Y. Conrad, Dianndra Roberts
  • Jul 29, 2024
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 14 mins

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 2

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 2 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 16, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 1

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 1 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 15, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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