Psychological Factors That Contribute to the Dearth of Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine Proceedings of a Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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4 Higher Education and Institutional Changes
4 Higher Education and Institutional Changes
Pages 29-38
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. • The Meyerhoff Scholars Program, begun at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1987, is 7 times more likely 29
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. • To unleash Black women's "STEM Superpowers," Spelman College identifies high-impact practices to build cohorts and learning communities, cultural relevance and social respon siveness to provide agency, and critical race theory and Black feminist thought to foster STEM identity (Dr.
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The First Look community services project introduces high school and undergraduate students to what is involved in pursuing scientific and health careers, she explained. In addition, the Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy is a very intentional program to increase the number of undergraduates from the Atlanta University Center Consortium to enter careers in the health professions and biomedical sciences.
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Dr. Montgomery Rice closed with what she sees as the keys to success to increase the number of Black health professionals: • Frequent and meaningful advisement sessions with students • Training and support to college pre-health advisors, K–12 teachers, and college faculty to help them understand the needs and contexts of students • Summer research and clinical shadowing opportunities for students • Mentorship programs, career and academic support and guidance, and enrichment workshops • Standardized test preparation through pipeline programs • Personal and professional development opportunities • Clinical and research exposure with renowned experts in their disciplines • Tuition scholarships and scholarships for travel to scientific and medical conferences FISK-VANDERBILT MASTER'S-TO-PH.D.
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The Fisk-Vanderbilt program instead shifted to a holistic review process. Multiple factors create a fair and consistent review, without an overreliance on test scores, to include undergraduate courses, perseverance, setting and pursuing long-term goals, preparedness, and potential.
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Summers explained, and they experience intrusive support, high expectations, and cohort learning. A summer bridge program is essential, and students learn how to support each other by working in teams.
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Jackson reported, faculty from across the campus came together to discuss the "intellectual table" that is set for students. Essential elements they identified included high-impact practices to build cohorts and learning communities; cultural relevance and social responsiveness to provide agency; and critical race theory and Black feminist thought to foster STEM identity.
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Through LINCS, cohorts with strong and lasting bonds move together up the academic and career ladder and leverage peer–peer and peer–outside networks. The community is now part of Spelman's Social Justice Fellows Program in recognition that occupying a unique space at the multiple intersections of race, gender, and STEM is a social justice issue.
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Dr. Stassun agreed and noted federal agencies can exert leverage, such as requiring the principal investigator be at the minority institution or that articulated outcomes include capacity building for an MSI (math and science initiative)
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2009. Enhancing the number of African-Americans who pursue STEM PhDs: Meyerhoff Scholarship Program outcomes, processes, and individual behaviors.
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