Sentences with phrase «women and minority faculty»

Not exact matches

Usually this statement surfaces when the discussion is about increasing ethnic minority enrollment or increasing the number of women and ethnic - minority faculty.

Following a review of the available evidence and a public discussion involving the program's faculty, staff, and trainees, the exam's ability to predict student performance seems «weak at best» while it significantly disadvantages women, minorities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, writes Scott Barolo, director of the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PIBS), in the announcement.

Men dominate S&E professorships, regardless of field and race.10 Among the top 50 universities in chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering, at least 69 % (most times this number is much higher) of the professors are men, according to a report recently released by University of Oklahoma chemistry professor Dr. Donna Nelson.9 The lack of female professors was far greater among minority women.9 Although the number of master's degrees and doctorates increased for every racial and gender category, except for white males, 1 white — and, to a lesser extent, Asian — men constituted the clear majority of S&E graduate and faculty positions between 1990 and 1999.9

These data * tend to underscore the importance of programs targeting women and underrepresented minorities in maintaining a diverse student and faculty population.

The award provides a way for women faculty and researchers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at U.S. minority serving colleagues and universities to broaden their international research collaborations.

The NRC asked the scholars, which included academics in the humanities, to rank the importance of faculty and student diversity with respect to women and to underrepresented minorities — African - Americans, Hispanics, and native Americans / Pacific Islanders — as well as international students.

During his tenure, Reif presided over the development of Web projects that offer MIT and Harvard University courses online for free and led faculty efforts to recruit and retain minorities and women.

And Dommond isn't alone: a faculty survey carried out by the Higher Education Research Institute found that 42 per cent of minority women in scientific disciplines reported subtle discrimination — far more than their white or male counterparts did.

Despite being a minority of math and science faculty overall, the number of women in the academic ranks is on the rise.

More groups are going to bat for underrepresented minorities in science and engineering, the most recent being a Sloan Foundation pretenure faculty fellowship program, a National Academy of Engineering summit on women in engineering, and a new federal Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Tminorities in science and engineering, the most recent being a Sloan Foundation pretenure faculty fellowship program, a National Academy of Engineering summit on women in engineering, and a new federal Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technowomen in engineering, and a new federal Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and TechnoWomen and Minorities in Science, Engineering and TMinorities in Science, Engineering and Technology.

It is important that all students see diverse faculty members, which leads me to the second reason you might want to consider a PWI over an HBCU: Majority students need to see minority professors in their classrooms if they're going to develop healthy respect for minorities (and women!)

Although the percentages of female junior faculty members in all of these categories are roughly double those of full professors — a promising trend — women remain a small minority on science and engineering faculties.

During the years of his administration, the School contained the highest concentration of women and minorities of all the Harvard University faculties.

Never mind that recent surveys of university faculty have shown that an overwhelming percentage are liberal Democrats and that women's, black, and minority studies programs continue to proliferate on campuses.

The annual employment accountability plan shall also include an analysis and an assessment of the Florida College System institution's attainment of annual goals and of long - range goals for increasing the number of women and minorities in faculty and senior - level administrative positions, and a corrective action plan for addressing underrepresentation.

The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff and encourages applications from members of historically underrepresented minority groups, women, members of the LGBTQ community, persons with disabilities, and veterans.