Gatekeeping in Admissions & Hiring

In seeking to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion when thinking about how graduate students, national laboratories personnel, and faculty learn about and gain entry to your academic learning or professional work environment, key evidence-based practices (EBPs) are critical. For example, the addition of non-cognitive variables to admissions processes for graduate students and to hiring processes for industry and national laboratories personnel and faculty. In this first module on gatekeeping in admissions and hiring, we will explore how standard entry practices, progression evaluations, and the workplace climates directly contribute to the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our organizations which is directly linked to their effectiveness and innovation.