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Black Brilliance
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"When American history books mention famous black scientists, the list usually doesn't go much further than botanist George Washington Carver, the former slave who did wonders for the peanut. Why aren't there more on the list? Over the decades, there's been a lot of talk about racial differences in intelligence scores, paralleling the debate over the gender gap in math and science. But the case of industrial chemist Percy Julian, a pioneer in the production of synthetic alkaloids and steroids, illustrates how racial stereotypes and downright discrimination served to dull black brilliance."
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
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Many interesting links can be found at this site.
University of Iowa Honored for Mentoring Minority Students
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SIAM News, September 26, 2005. A profile of the University of Iowa's very successful effort to increase the number of minority graduate students in the mathematics department.
Making Strides
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In search of structural reform in science, mathematics, and engineering minority graduate programs. A AAAS program dedicated to determining the factors college and university policies, practices, and support services that lead to increased numbers of minority SME undergraduates into and through graduate school to career entry. By identifying and disseminating these findings, we seek to stimulate the creation of a structural approach to support minority graduate education.
The PhD Project
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"If you're an African-American, Hispanic-American, or Native American, The PhD Project is your link to your doctorate...the definitive source for everything you need to know to reach that goal. Think of it as your PhD guidance counselor."
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
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National Science Foundation: "This site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data are organized by topic and are presented in tables, graphics, and spreadsheets for downloading."
The Scientific Approach
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A nice editorial in The Scientist on better approaches to increasing diversity. "Despite our scientific training, when we think about ways to build a more diverse biomedical research workforce, we may base our ideas on sentiments and preconceptions rather than the best evidence. One way to avoid this is to approach the challenge of increasing diversity as a scientific problem."
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
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A site "exhibiting the accomplishments of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora within the Mathematical Sciences."
Graduate Student Development Committee of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers
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The programs developed by the GSDC have been designed to increase the number of Latino/a students that obtain graduate degrees in science and engineering and to increase the number of Latino/a faculty. The programs are grouped into two categories: graduate student development and faculty development.
Minority Postdoc dot org
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Resources for minority postdocs courtesy of the SACNAS postdoctoral committee.
Students for Diversity in Mathematics and Statistics at UCLA
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Formerly know as Friends of Women in Mathematics, this organization meets about once per month.
US Equal Employment Laws and Regulations
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This page contains pointers to information about US federal equal employment laws and regulations which may be relevant to academics and researchers in computer science (or similar fields).
U. of Maryland Branch Is Beacon for Minorities in Math and Science
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New York Times , October 14, 2000. " With the country facing a chronic scarcity of African-Americans in math and science, Dr. Hrabowski, a 50-year-old black mathematician, has turned this once unremarkable -- and still predominantly white -- state university outpost into a magnet for blacks pursuing careers in those fields. " (Requires a free membership)
Minorities & Science
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NPR's All Things Considered , October 26, 1999. " NPR's Brenda Wilson profiles Freeman Hrabowski, the head of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. UMBC has one of the highest rates of minority students going on to advanced degrees in medicine and science, in part because of Hrabowski's interest in creating diversity and encouraging minorities. "
Examine Your Hidden Biases
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An eye-opening set of tests to assess unconscious biases. The gender bias test is particularly relevant for academics. (Requires Java)
SACNAS - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
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SACNAS is one of the few societies that feature a job listing section specifically for minority PhD, postdoctoral, and professional researchers/academics in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The National Society of Black Engineers
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"NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community."
UCLA STEM-PLEDGE: Providing Leadership & Enhancing Diversity in Grad Ed
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UCLA STEM-PLEDGE (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Providing Leadership & Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) is a student led group of master's and doctoral students sponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles chapter of the Alliance for Graduate Education to the Professoriate (AGEP). The primary goal of STEM-PLEDGE is to identify and address the barriers that prevent the full participation of groups underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduate programs at the University of California, Los Angeles.