Coded Bias (Video) by "CODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all" -- Coded bias website
River Campus Libraries' Diversity Statement
The University of Rochester Libraries are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive environment for students, staff, and faculty. The Libraries encourage, support and celebrate people of all races and places of origin, people with disabilities, people of diverse religious beliefs, sexualities and gender identities, and the most vulnerable in our community. UR libraries are promoted as a safe space to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create—and Make the World Ever Better.
Libraries champion equitable access to information and entry to cultural dialogue for underrepresented voices. Staff members are empowered to promote equity, diversity and inclusion through our library services, collections, spaces, programming, and recruitment efforts.
The UR Libraries Committee on Diversity and Inclusion was founded in 2016 to ensure that diversity and inclusion remain in the forefront of library operations through collaboration and education. Committee members are passionate, dedicated librarians and library staff who agree to serve a two year term, from River Campus, Edward G. Miner, and Sibley Music Libraries.
Learn more about the University's Office of Equity and Inclusion.
BIPOC STEM Project Vision Statement
The River Campus Libraries seek to inspire others, including potential scientists, by building a rich and diverse library collection and highlighting the research, scholarship, and experiences of scientists from a variety of backgrounds.
BIPOC STEM Project Description
BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] students and scientists are underrepresented in the scientific community. In order to develop a more diverse and, therefore, more just scientific community as well as to encourage more diverse and, consequently, sounder scientific work, the BIPOCSTEM Project was created. The project highlights the stories and research of BIPOC STEM scientists by curating an online guide that points to useful resources, including the libraries’ growing physical and electronic DEIA collections, and by curating book displays and exhibits that feature BIPOC STEM scientists’ work and experiences. The project hopes that these scientists’ work and life stories will not only inspire future generations but also help STEM fields face and dismantle the ways in which systemic racism has pervaded the scientific community and the science it has produced.
Land Acknowledgement
We wish to honor and express our gratitude to the Indigenous peoples who cared for the lands where the majority of this guide was developed. We acknowledge that the lands that UR inhabit are the unceded ancestral territory of the Seneca Nation, known as the Onöndowa'ga or “Great Hill People” and “Keepers of the Western Door” of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy whose loss of lives, culture, knowledge, stories, and experiences are a part of Rochester, New York State, and U.S. history. May we all work collectively to combat the continued erasure of indigenous lands, life, and knowledge. For more information on how you can support preservation efforts visit ganondagan.org and senecamuseum.org.