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
AAU adopts principles on preventing sexual harassment in academia.
October 26, 2021
On October 26, AAU announced that during their fall meeting, AAU presidents and chancellors adopted a “groundbreaking” set of principles to help prevent sexual and gender harassment in academia. According to AAU President Barbara R. Snyder, the principles, “seek to prevent the abuse from happening in the first place through policies focused on educating the campus community and ensuring that sexual harassers don’t get passed from one institution to the next.” The principles are nonbinding and are designed to be adapted by each institution’s unique cultural and legal context.
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…
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.