Cheryl D. FieldsStudentsMaking mentorship count: surviving Ph.D. programs requires someone who is willing to show the wayBy his own admission, Dr. Damian Rouson’s initial adjustment from Howard University to the graduate engineering program at Stanford University was difficult.July 12, 2007StudentsGems of wisdom: avoiding derailment on the doctorate trackDr. Howard Adams has been engaged in the struggle to attract more African American students into graduate education in science and engineering for more than twenty years. In that time, he has witnessed measurable improvement in the academic caliber, motivation, and preparedness of African American undergraduates.July 12, 2007Faculty & StaffIt’s not rocket science – finding African American undergraduates for graduate study in science – includes related articlesEarlier in his career, Dr. Luther S. Williams spent nearly ten years as the only faculty member of color out of seventy in his department at Purdue University. The African American microbiologist is now assistant director of education and human resources at the National Science Foundation (NSF).July 12, 2007StudentsMotivating faculty gets results – recruitment for minority graduate studentsWhen Dr. Ted Greenwood talks about boosting the number of it under-rep presented minority doctoral holders in the sciences, there is a no-nonsense resolute quality to his voice.July 12, 2007StudentsLeading from BehindTwo historically Black colleges aspire to become more than just feeder schoolsJuly 12, 2007StudentsHurdle #1: Getting in the DoorResearch institutions are the primary producers of the nation’s scientific brain trust. Yet, the record of these institutions for producing African Americans in these disciplines is spotty. In this feature, Black Issues examines the experiences of three of the leading science and engineering institutions, citing examples of strategies that are yielding favorable results and those that leave senior scholars scratching their heads over why they’re not working.July 12, 2007StudentsTrouble Along The Science PipelinePerhaps the most commonly cited barrier to African American students being chosen by the most competitive colleges and universities for admission into science and engineering programs is their performance on standardized college entrance exams, namely the SAT and ACT.July 12, 2007HomeBlack Scientists: Why Are There Still So Few?When Gene Roddenberry’s starship Enterprise explored new frontiers science fiction in his show Star Trek, he cast a diverse team of actors to portray the rocket scientists of the future.July 12, 2007Faculty & StaffA scant presence – Black and Latino faculty at research institutions – includes related articleFor many faculty, particularly those who favor research over teaching, securing a faculty position at a major research institution is a dream come true. These universities, of which there are 120 nationwide, offer some of the most ideal conditions available for the pursuit of scholarly and scientific research.July 11, 2007Faculty & StaffTenure at HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universitiesTenure is as valued at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as it is at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). Given the current political and economic climate, however, faculty at HBCUs may ultimately be in greater danger of losing their tenure privileges than scholars at other institutions.July 11, 2007Previous PagePage 2 of 4Next Page