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Recently, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee鈥檚听鈥淭oward an Anti-Racist Campus鈥� action听grant supported the establishment of a on campus. This听Collaborative will serve as an institutionalized network to enhance the research productivity of scholars of color, promote retention of BIPOC faculty, and enhance student retention into this pipeline.

The Multicultural Scholars Collaborative (MSC) is a network of 肠辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈惫别听efforts听among听BIPOC听faculty听to support听graduate and undergraduate students of color,听thereby alleviating individual strain on faculty while filling听the void of support on campus.听The goals of the 肠辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈惫别听will be refined by members, but may include:听

听1)听Scholarship:听Provide听support听and resources听for the intellectual efforts of BIPOC scholars,听promote career advancement,听increase interdisciplinary and inter-group collaboration (i.e.,听across ethnic groups),听increase visibility of听BIPOC excellence in research.听Actions:听writing retreats, grant听workshops, spotlights on member research.听

听2)听Collective effort听toward anti-racism: Pool collective resources听and expertise听on equity, diversity, and anti-racism to share听within the network and听with the campus community;听support in balancing anti-racism work with other academic responsibilities; advocacy for听the听value of听these activities to disrupt implicit expectations that听BIPOC faculty will, or ought to, engage in this labor without renumeration.听

听3)听Mentorship:听Support junior scholars interested in entering the research or academic pipeline; shared supports across network members to听show collective support rather than reliance on traditional, top-down听models of mentorship听(faculty to grad student to undergrad).听

听4)听Support:听Increase opportunities for BIPOC scholars to听diminish the sense of isolation (i.e., 鈥淚鈥檓 the only one鈥�)听and to otherwise support the sense of belonging and value to 51猎奇, with the aim to听attract and retain听BIPOC scholars.听

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