Dr. Todd Allen


Fastest Path to Zero Pledges:

  • Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, include in at least one public speech, presentation, or article per academic semester, content about the problems related to gender inequality, need for better inclusivity, and ways to address it.
  • Establish a list of women experts endorsed by Fastest Path to Zero by September 2020. As we are approached for quotes or interviews, we will refer to this list and actively track our suggestions as well as the response of the inquiring organization.
  • Over the 2020-2021 academic year, track our invitation and acceptance lists for our major public events to ensure we are inviting women and getting participation. We will analyze the acceptance statistics to revise our approach if we fall short.

NERS Pledges:

  • Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, ensure that all selection panels and final applicant pools for new positions in the organization are not single gender.
  • Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, develop a system to conduct exit interviews with all departing faculty, staff and students to understand why staff are leaving.
  • With the approval of the new Departmental Strategic Plan in December 2020, establish a Code of Conduct and Transparency Policy for Departmental interactions.
  • Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, allocate a minimum of 30% of colloquium slots to women speakers
  • Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, ensure 40% of advisory board positions are represented by women