About CU Cafe
Underrepresented minorities (URMs) make up a small fraction of those pursuing STEM PhDs in the United States, which may leave many URM doctoral students feeling isolated and marginalized. In addition, the lack of diverse faculty leaves many minoritized students without role models and mentorship. CU Café was founded in the summer of 2015 by a group of STEM graduate students and postdocs to help URM STEM graduate students and postdocs build peer-to-peer and faculty-mentoring networks. Our organization allows trainees to identify and interact with URM role models, explore career opportunities, and be productively engaged in the CU-Boulder campus community.
CU Café has three primary aims:
For additional information about this group, or to subscribe to our listserv, please email us at [email protected].
CU Cafe programming is open to all University of Colorado Boulder students, faculty, and staff and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.
CU Café has three primary aims:
- To challenge the status quo of diversity in STEM fields, foster respect, and build a community at CU-Boulder.
- To empower our members to be agents of change and innovative leaders capable of spearheading diversity and equity within STEM fields at CU-Boulder and the broader community.
- To advance the careers of our members by expanding their professional networks and cultivating an inclusive and inspiring environment to support them throughout their academic journey.
For additional information about this group, or to subscribe to our listserv, please email us at [email protected].
CU Cafe programming is open to all University of Colorado Boulder students, faculty, and staff and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.
