A Scientific Community

We the members of Columbia University’s Department of Biological Sciences believe we have a responsibility to support everyone in our community. We actively seek to enlarge the talent pool in our department. In the past, the population that has been able to enter the sciences has been limited. We seek to change this—we want to bring the most talented people we can into science, including those that have been consistently underrepresented in the sciences. It is the responsibility of all scientists, including all of us as members of a leading biology department, to act against prejudice within and beyond our community. We realize our mission by taking concrete steps to welcome, support, and uplift all members in our department. We believe that such actions strengthen the department, allowing us to do the most impactful science and to bring its rewards to the largest number of people.