Actionable items for the EEB Academy 
BIPOC scholars face numerous barriers tied to systemic racism that can influence their recruitment, retention, and success in EEB. These include, but are not limited to: discrimination (Singh 2018; Eatonet al. 2020), financial barriers (Wanelik et al. , 2020), and feelings of isolation within EEB (O’Brien et al. 2020). BIPOC researchers as individuals can take specific actions to strengthen their personal resilience to these barriers within the EEB Academy; these actions have been previously addressed (Halsey et al. 2020; Tsenget al. 2020). Here, we build upon recommendations for individual action by focusing on steps that can be taken by larger organizational bodies (funding agencies, societies, institutions, departments, faculty) – i.e., those that wield systemic power in the Academy – that are intended to increase BIPOC representation and equity in EEB.