Our Mission
The mission and role of societies is to set standards of excellence in STEMM fields, requiring high quality research, teaching and practice and high standards of professional and ethical conduct. That is only possible in a community that includes all talent and is actively intolerant of sexual and intersecting bases of harassment.
Latest News
Consortium 'Roadmap' links societies to guidance and resources suiting range of different stages in creating inclusive STEMM fields
May 28, 2020
The Societies Consortium is excited to announce the creation of a new resource that is intended to support societies of all sizes, disciplines, and capacities. The “Roadmap Towards Excellence & Integrity in STEMM” provides societies with a three-phase approach to creating a more inclusive STEMM field…
Looking in the Mirror - Executive Committee members’ personal reflections on the Consortium’s equity mission and its intersections
June 12, 2020
In recent weeks, many societies that are members of the Societies Consortium have issued statements of solidarity with Black people in America and outrage over savage and shameful racism in America. As the individuals serving on the Consortium’s Executive Committee, we are writing to Consortium Members to share our own personal reflections about the connection between the Black Lives Matter movement and the mission, values and work of the Consortium…
New Societies Consortium Guidance on USED Title IX Rule: Major Implications for STEMM Societies and Higher Education
June 30, 2020
This guidance focuses on key changes made in the new U.S. Department of Education Title IX regulations on sexual harassment and their effects on higher education institutions and academic and professional disciplinary societies. The guidance also addresses prevention of and response to sexual harassment…
NYT: NASA renames DC headquarters after Mary Jackson
June 24, 2020
On June 24, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it would be renaming its Washington, DC headquarters after the administration’s first Black female engineer – Mary Jackson…
Upcoming Events
- October 15, 2020: "Hot Topics" Webinar on Investigations and Resolutions.
- September 16, 2020: Second annual All-Members' Meeting.
- May 21, 2020: "Hot Topics" Webinar on Virtual meetings. Members to receive an invite soon.
- February 6, 2020: Monthly meeting of the Societies Consortium Executive Committee.