{"id":494,"date":"2020-10-14T14:47:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:15:15","slug":"commitment-to-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/commitment-to-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment to Inclusive Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>The Crespi Lab is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative research environment. We welcome students from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we recognize the important contributions that individuals of varied identities bring to scientific inquiry and discovery.<br>As a research group, we are committed to broadening participation in science and supporting the academic success of all students, including those historically underrepresented in STEM fields. We do this by cultivating a culture of mutual respect, learning from one another, and upholding university-wide standards that promote access, opportunity, and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that scientific advancement is strengthened by a diversity of voices and ideas, and we welcome new lab members who are committed to collaborative learning, integrity, and creating a welcoming academic environment for all.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crespi Lab is committed to providing opportunities for research and scholarship to students of all genders, cultural, ethnic or religious backgrounds, abilities, and socio-economic status. We recognize the value that such diverse backgrounds bring into academia, and understand the need to create more inclusive spaces for individuals that are underrepresented in science. As a lab group, we strive to uphold this commitment by educating ourselves on the issues that such underrepresented communities face and creating new policies for a safe and welcoming working environment. Individually, each of us has taken a direct role in this effort by serving on department and university-wide committees, taking on positions as representatives of our graduate student body, and becoming mentors for minority undergraduate groups on campus, including the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), McNair Scholars Program, Society for Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Scientista, Association for Faculty Women, President\u2019s Commission on the Status of Women (WSU). We welcome new members who share these ideals, who are dedicated to uplifting others, and who will work to make the pursuit of science (or knowledge) a more equitable endeavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2397,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2397"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1300,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494\/revisions\/1300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}