Highlighting Best Practices in Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Civility in STEM

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JOM, Vol. 72, No. 9, 2020

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-020-04310-5 Ó 2020 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

Highlighting Best Practices in Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Civility in STEM Jenifer S. (Warner) Locke

Jenifer Locke

“High hlighting Best Pracctices in Promoting Dive ersity, Inclusion, and Civility in STEM” serv ves as in introduction to a thematic group of arr ticles in the Septtember 20 020 issue e of JOM M covering diverssity and inclusion topic cs. The arr ticle pack kage is a feature serie es developed by the TMS Dive ersity, Equity, and In nclusion Com mmittee. For additiional info ormation, conttact Kaitlin n Calva, JOM M Magazin ne Man naging Editor, at [email protected] org.

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