URGE Pod Agreement for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of GeosciencesUrge Pod Agreement • February 13th, 2021
Contract Type FiledFebruary 13th, 2021This agreement is between the UMass Amherst Geosciences URGE pod and Stephen Burns (Geosciences Department Head) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. To make effective changes we must first understand the structures that uphold racism at our institution, and where we lie within that structure. This agreement is intended to begin with the Department of Geosciences with the intention of collaborating with other department-level groups to generate wider, university-level changes. Our Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE;