Navigating the Progress of Equity in Aquariums
Guest Editors: Jenny de la Hoz, Kathayoon Khalil, Davis Mendez

FROM THE BOARD
What Now: Key Insights from The Messy Progress of Equity
Museum Education Roundtable Board of Directors

FROM THE EDITOR
Living up to Our Promise of Equity: The JME, ICOM, and the Work of the Museum Today
Nathaniel Prottas

FROM THE GUEST EDITORS
Environmental Identity and DEIA+ in Aquariums: Framing the Conversation
Jenny F. de la Hoz and Kathayoon A. Khalil  

ARTICLES

Toward Belonging: Reflections in Practice
Lisa Junkin Lopez

Advancing Racial Equity with the Aquarium Conservation Partnership
Jaclyn N. Wegner and Kera Abraham Panni

Diversifying Aquatic Husbandry: Creating a Wake of Equity and Inclusion
Jennie Dee Janssen

Productive Tensions and Their Results
Jasmine Williams

As the Neighborhood Changes So Do We: Changing with Community
Kerry Carlin-Morgan

The Kids Aren’t Alright: Climate Education in a Trauma-Laden World
Katy Noelle Scott and Andrew Clemente

TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS, AND CASE STUDIES

Being Present with Art: Mindful and Interactive Engagement with Art Lowers Stress while Increasing Attention and Belonging
Roksana Filipowska, Alexa Vaghenas, and Hannah Weinberg-Wolf

What Makes a Museum Interactive? An Overview of Education Activities in the Ankara Veterinary Anatomy Museum
Okan Ekim and Ceren Guneroz

Situating Reflective Practice in Experiential Learning: A Case Study of Educators’ Professional Learning through Tinkering at Home
Ciara Thomas Murphy and Lee Martin 

Educating Pharmacy Students with Museum Collections – A Case for Object-Based Learning
Janet Cheung, Jane Thogersen, Eve Guerry, Alix Thoeming, and Jennifer Ong 

Object Based Teaching in Post-Pandemic Higher Education in the US
Senta C. German