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Malveaux, Julianne – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
What was Larry Summers thinking? The Harvard president, as well known for his brilliance as for his tactlessness, must enjoy the taste of shoe leather, given the frequency he puts his foot in his mouth. Some "off the record" remarks he made at a research meeting of the National Bureau of Economic Research got him excoriated in the electronic and…
Descriptors: Women Scientists, Engineering, Gender Differences, Females
Hamilton, Kendra – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Women and underrepresented minorities are receiving the doctorate in record numbers these days. For example, women got 45 percent and minorities 19 percent of the 39,955 doctoral degrees awarded in 2000, and both figures were all-time highs. So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that senior academic women in science and engineering are…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Women Scientists, Minority Group Teachers, Diversity (Faculty)