Committee for Community, Anti-Racism, and Equity (CARE)

EEB Committee for Community, Anti-Racism, and Equity (CARE)

As a land-grant university, an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and an American Indian and Alaska Native-Serving Institution on Indigenous lands of the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui, the University of Arizona has exceptional responsibilities to promote a diverse and inclusive community.

Our goal in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is to support a diverse community and make inclusiveness a habit. We champion the view that we can achieve excellence only when we effectively empower all voices in our research, teaching, mentoring, and outreach. The EEB Department is actively engaging its students, staff, and faculty in this endeavor.

We believe allyship and solidarity cannot merely be words, but must be backed with tangible actions. We take responsibility for actively advancing an inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist culture in our Department and at the University. Members of our Department have worked together to identify specific action items to tackle in the near and long term, including developing and implementing our own code of conduct, best practices in recruitment and mentoring, student recognition and support, inclusive and anti-racist curriculum content and classroom spaces, and inclusive community engagement.

To organize and advance these actions we have formed a Committee for Community, Anti-Racism, and Equity (CARE) and an ongoing series of CARE seminars, discussions, and activities. Please see below for more information about CARE and links to community resources within and beyond our Department.

EEB Resources

For Everyone

  • Twitter: @UofAEEB
  • Under construction: Guidelines and templates for increasing FIELD SAFETY
  • Under construction: Template for LAB POLICIES

For Undergrads

For Grads

For Postdocs

University of Arizona Resources

General Resources

Affinity Groups and Individualized Resources

Resources for Reporting and Support

For Everyone

For All Employees

For Graduate Students

For Undergraduate Students

  • Dean of Students for student assistance, including potential complaints and grievances against another student
  • CAPS Counseling and Psych Services