About Development
DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS
- URGE provided pods with an anti-racist curriculum that aimed to deepen the community’s knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation and retention of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in Geoscience
- This curriculum drew on existing literature, expert opinions, and personal experiences to help participating pods develop anti-racist policies and strategies
- Pods shared their developed anti-racist policies and strategies with the rest of the Geoscience community
URGE was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants EAR-1714909 and EAR-2126109, with programmatic activities operating between September 2020 and June 2023. During that period, additional support was provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. All URGE programs were designed and implemented in full compliance with California Proposition 209, the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy, and applicable federal and state laws. The University of California does not discriminate or grant preferences on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or other protected categories. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this website are those of the URGE leadership team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.