Tag: STEM: Page 28

Students

Scholars, Lawmakers Call for Greater Focus on Recruiting, Preparing Engineers of Color

Engineering deans at many minority-serving institutions are among those calling for a new national initiative to help MSIs and urban public universities increase the number of engineers of color, whom they say are critical to the nation’s future economic growth.

September 12, 2012

Community Colleges

Perspective: Beyond Borders—STEM Education as a Global Priority

Australia, like the U.S., has set its sights on transforming higher education in an era of increased demand for postsecondary degrees and credentials.

September 10, 2012

Community Colleges

Commentary: Community Colleges – An ‘Unsung’ Source of America’s STEM Talent

Some 1,200 community colleges in the U.S. enroll more than 8 million students yearly, which is 43 percent of all undergraduates.

September 10, 2012

African-American

Public Affairs, Academic Symposium Launches HBCU Football Classic in Nation’s Capital

The AT&T Nation’s Football Classic kicked off at Howard University Thursday with a symposium that featured Black scholars from various science fields.

August 30, 2012

STEM

High School AP Courses Getting New Look

Starting in fall 2012, the College Board will roll out a series of new AP courses after hearing concerns from scientific groups that the existing courses rely too much on regurgitating facts and not enough on critical thinking.

November 15, 2011

Students

APLU Panel Addresses Challenges of Minorities Enrolled in STEM Fields

Despite growing public awareness and collective efforts to increase the ranks of U.S. minority college students seeking degrees in STEM fields, their supporters and advocates still struggle with many of the same issues today as they did several decades ago, a panel of educators says.

November 14, 2011

Faculty & Staff

UMBC’s President Hrabowski Pursues Greatness Agenda

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been instrumental in shaping the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, into a STEM success story.

November 12, 2011

Students

Latino Education Summit Convened, 2011 Obama Scholars Named by Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The Obama Scholars program was created after President Barack Obama donated $125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund from his Nobel Peace Prize award in 2009.

October 26, 2011

African-American

Declining Numbers of Blacks Seen in Math and Science

From community college through Ph.D. level, the percentage of STEM degrees received by Blacks in 2009 was 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent in 2001.

October 24, 2011

Faculty & Staff

National Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM Faculties

Minority doctoral holders are still poorly represented as faculty members within the ranks of American academe, a new study says.

October 17, 2011

Students

The STEM Issue Branches Out to the Funny Pages

So, with all of the strength that a child can muster, Gracie — a Hispanic little girl — charged into the STEM arena. In the July 18 Baldo comic strip, which was carried by 200 newspapers, she matter-of-factly mentioned to Tia Carmen that she would focus on a “STEM area of study” when she went to college.

October 16, 2011

Latinx

Perspective: Hispanic Students at a Crossroads

More federal investments needed to ensure viability of HSIs, writes Dr. Antonio Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.

October 3, 2011