Making Black scientists : a call to action / Marybeth Gasman, Thai-Huy Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gasman, Marybeth, author.

Nguyen, Thai Huy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities in science--United States.

Minorities in science.

Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.

Minorities.

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Science.

College students, Black--United States.

College students, Black.

African American universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

2019.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Historically black colleges and universities are adept at training scientists. Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen follow ten HBCU programs that have grown their student cohorts and improved performance. These science departments furnish a bold new model for other colleges that want to better serve African American students.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Race, Racism, and American Higher Education

1. The State of STEM in the United States

2. Institutional Responsibility

3. Peer-to- Peer Support and Intellectual Generosity

4. Messages and Examples of Inherent Inclusivity

5. Students' Needs over Faculty Members' Needs

6. Same-Gender, Same-Race Faculty Role Models

7. A Culture of Family

8. An Agenda for the Future of STEM

Concluding Thoughts

Appendix. The Study

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780674242371

0674242378

9780674242364

067424236X

OCLC:

1121055294