Equity, Inclusion, and Cookies: Myth of Meritocracy

The notion of meritocracy—that success is purely a result of hard work and talent—is embedded in our society.  For example, the American dream envisions a society where upward social mobility is a result of hard work, e.g., “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps”.  Yet reality suggests that many factors other than hard work and talent contribute to success (or lack thereof).  In this event, we will consider the extent to which a meritocracy is an accurate description of our department, university, and the broader education system, and examine the consequences of assuming we work in a perfect meritocracy.  We will reflect on how this impacts our roles in the physics department, and, since the assumption of a perfect meritocracy may be flawed, discuss adjustments we can make to improve the systems in which we work and live.

Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Duane Physics and Astrophysics, G126
2000 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309

Event Type

Colloquium/Seminar

Interests

Diversity & Inclusion

Audience

Students, Faculty, Staff, Postdoc

College, School & Unit

Arts & Sciences

Website

https://www.colorado.edu/physics/part...

Group
Physics
Hashtag

#EIC

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