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New and Updated Position Statements

In May 2021, GSA Council approved minor revisions to three The Importance of Teaching Earth Science
position statements: Expanding and Improving Geoscience in To meet the environmental challenges and natural resource lim-
Higher Education, The Importance of Teaching Earth Science, and itations of the twenty-first century, and to inspire future genera-
Diversity in the Geosciences Community. Summary statements tions of scientists, earth-science education must be integrated into
are below, and full versions of all position statements are available science education across all public and private schools, starting in
online at https://www.geosociety.org/positionstatements. GSA kindergarten and continuing through twelfth grade. Earth-science
members are encouraged to use the statements as geoscience com- curricula should be delivered by teachers with direct training in
munication tools when interacting with policy makers, students, earth-science education.
colleagues, and the general public.
Diversity in the Geosciences Community
Expanding and Improving Geoscience in Higher Education The Geological Society of America (GSA) is committed to pro-
Robust geoscience programs at institutions of higher learning moting a diverse scientific body and diversity of scientific ideas and
equip students with the scientific literacy required to address cru- the connections among them. This position statement (1) summa-
cial societal issues and planetary challenges. Providing geoscience rizes the consensus view of GSA regarding the Society’s commit-
instruction that is accessible to all higher-education students will ment to diversity among GSA membership and to Earth literacy
thus help society develop the scientific literacy it needs to address for all people; (2) provides information that is intended to raise
the major challenges facing our planet. awareness among geoscience professionals implementing those
policies and evaluating the short-and long-term consequences; and
(3) encourages geoscientists to participate in implementing suitable
diversity practices at local, regional, state, and national levels.

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Success in Publishing:

Navigating the Process

Publishing your work is important, but how do you go about it?

Led by experienced GSA science editors (and GSA Plus, hear from the experts on what constitutes a good
Distinguished Service Awardees) Rónadh Cox and review and how you would benefit from being a reviewer.
Nancy Riggs, this workshop focuses on the bigger This highly successful, free workshop for early career
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• frame and structure your work for publication, papers will be held for its ninth year this fall. For more
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