Toward ChemUnity: A Summary of Audience Comments from the 2024 BCCE Keynote Address

• Nicole M. James ^[1] ; Myriam S. Mckenna ^[2] ; Elizabeth B. Vaughan ^[1] ; Maria T. Gallardo-Williams ^[3]
  1. [1] Reed College

     Reed College

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of New Brunswick

     University of New Brunswick

     Canadá

     
  3. [3] North Carolina State University

     North Carolina State University

     Township of Raleigh, Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 103, Nº 1, 2026
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Recently, there has been avid discussion about community relationships in chemistry education. To extend this discussion, this commentary relays a summary of comments made by community members at the 2024 Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education Keynote address. In response to a question about how to build unity and community (“ChemUnity”) in chemistry education, attendees provided anonymous responses that could be viewed by all audience members. As a wide range of community stakeholders typically attend BCCE, we believe these collective comments indicate areas of widespread common ground and shared interests throughout the community. Comments directly and indirectly make suggestions for ways to move forward that would benefit from sustained community discussion, centered on topics relating to respect, inclusion, resource sharing, learning opportunities, and avenues for developing professional and social relationships.