ERIC Number: ED621841
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 110
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-309-68889-5
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Understanding and Offsetting Financial Barriers for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Programs, Partnerships, and Pathways. Proceedings of a Workshop
Laurencin, Cato T., Ed.
National Academies Press
The number of Black students in science, engineering, and medicine in the United States has remained disproportionately low over the past several decades. A number of reasons have been identified as contributing to these low numbers, including those related to finances. Financial considerations range from the most immediate - the ability of students to pay for their education and associated costs - to more structural concerns, such as inequities that created and have perpetuated a wealth gap between races and ethnic groups. On April 19-20, 2021, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a virtual public workshop to examine financial barriers for Black students in science, engineering, and medicine, explore existing educational programs to them, and engage stakeholders in conversations about partnerships and policies that span academia, industry, and philanthropy. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. [Gilda A. Barabino, Theodore J. Corbin, Jr., and Paula Whitacre served as Rapporteurs. Contributors include the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine; the Policy and Global Affairs; and the Health and Medicine Division.]
Descriptors: Barriers, Engineering Education, Science Education, Medical Education, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Finance, African American Students, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, National Organizations, Workshops, Videoconferencing, Stakeholders, Educational Policy, Partnerships in Education, Equal Education, Fellowships, Industry, Talent, Educational Opportunities, Futures (of Society), Paying for College
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
Authoring Institution: National Academies, National Academy of Sciences; National Academies, National Academy of Engineering; National Academies, National Academy of Medicine
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSN263201800029I/75N98021F00006
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