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Mission
To cultivate a community that fosters fairness and availability of resources for all to promote an academic and professional environment conducive to transformation and a sense of belonging. 
Vision
To inspire and strengthen graduate students’ and postdoctoral scholars' holistic development by providing the tools, networks, and enrichment opportunities they need to prepare them to become impactful leaders and innovators in biomedical and population sciences.

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Suggested Readings

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“That’s just the way it is”: bullying and harassment in STEM academia

Boomerang academics: why we left academia for industry, but then came back

The role of performance pressure, loneliness and sense of belonging in predicting burnout symptoms in students in higher education

Understanding higher education students’ sense of belonging: a qualitative meta-ethnographic analysis