What is CLIMBS UP?
Transforming academic STEM climates will improve working and learning environments and increase scientific excellence. The CLIMBS UP project, funded by the National Science Foundation*, examines how working and learning environments affect academic STEM career outcomes, particularly for early-career individuals from historically underrepresented groups.
Career outcomes and attitudes are affected by having a workplace that is well-matched to one’s needs, skills, and values. We argue that for individuals in STEM from historically underrepresented groups, ‘fit’ requires an a positive academic climate (i.e., an environment that values differences and makes all feel welcome), which is related to positive career outcomes. In particular, given the overwhelming importance of academic publishing for developing faculty careers in STEM, we suggest that a positive authorship climate allows individuals to receive appropriate authorship opportunities and credit, thereby supporting the transition of historically underrepresented individuals to STEM faculty and positively affecting the careers of faculty who persist.
This research exists in two phases, CLIMBS-UP 1 and CLIMBS-UP 2. To learn more, please visit their respective pages for more details!
Career outcomes and attitudes are affected by having a workplace that is well-matched to one’s needs, skills, and values. We argue that for individuals in STEM from historically underrepresented groups, ‘fit’ requires an a positive academic climate (i.e., an environment that values differences and makes all feel welcome), which is related to positive career outcomes. In particular, given the overwhelming importance of academic publishing for developing faculty careers in STEM, we suggest that a positive authorship climate allows individuals to receive appropriate authorship opportunities and credit, thereby supporting the transition of historically underrepresented individuals to STEM faculty and positively affecting the careers of faculty who persist.
This research exists in two phases, CLIMBS-UP 1 and CLIMBS-UP 2. To learn more, please visit their respective pages for more details!
*Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
