STEM Diversity & U.S. Higher Education Forum: Online Newsroom
Building on the 2011 Bayer Facts of Science Education Survey XV of STEM department chairs at the nation's top 200 research universities, the STEM Diversity & U.S. Higher Education Forum presented a handful of representatives running best practice undergraduate STEM diversity programs and those who are considered experts on college STEM recruitment and retention programs aimed at women and underrepresented minorities.
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About the Forum
Bayer Corporation hosted a forum on the state of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) diversity at U.S. colleges. As the nation struggles to attract more women, African-Americans, Hispanics and American Indians to its STEM fields, the forum examined the undergraduate college environment in which these students make their career decisions.
The forum came on the heels of a new report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) titled, “Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in STEM,” as well as a Bayer-commissioned survey that polled STEM department chairs at the nation’s top 200 research universities about their efforts to recruit and retain female and underrepresented minority STEM undergraduate students.
Documents
Agenda: Bridging the Gap: STEM Diversity and U.S. Higher Education — Recruiting, Retaining and Reinvigorating College STEM Programs
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Executive Summary: Bayer Facts of Science Education Survey XV: A View from the Gatekeepers — STEM Department Chairs at America's Top 200 Research Universities on Female and Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate STEM Students
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News Release: Bayer, U.S. Astronaut to Host STEM Diversity and Higher Education Forum to Showcase Best Practice College STEM Diversity Programs
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Speaker Biographical Profiles: Bridging the Gap: STEM Diversity and U.S. Higher Education Recruiting, Retaining and Reinvigorating College STEM Programs
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News Release: Bayer Unveils New Report Examining State of U.S. STEM Education and Innovation Workforce Pipeline
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Report: STEM Education, Science Literacy and the Innovation Workforce in America: Analysis and Insights from the Bayer Facts of Science Education Surveys 1995-2011
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Transcript: Bayer STEM Diversity & U.S. Higher Education Forum
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Presentations
Dr. Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research: Graduate School Enrollment and Completion
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Dr. Mary Frank Fox, Co-Director, Center for Study of Women, Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology: Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering
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Dr. S. James Gates, Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): Bridging the Gap
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Dr. A. James Hicks, Program Director, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, National Science Foundation: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation
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Dr. Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Chair, Department of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College: Three Promising Practices Instituted at HMC
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Dr. David Seybert, Dean, Bayer School for Natural and Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University: 2012 Bayer Scholars
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Media Coverage
- U.S. News & World Report (4/19/2012): Experts: 'Weed Out' Classes Are Killing STEM Achievement
- DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education (4/19/2012): Panel Discussion: Englightened Leadership, Favorable Culture Key Campus Factors for Minority Undergraduate STEM Success
- Pittsburgh Business Radio (4/13/2012): Rebecca Lucore on Pittsburgh Business Radio (Courtesy of The American Entrepreneur)
Participants
- Speakers
- Rebecca Lucore, Executive Director, Bayer USA Foundation (Host)
- Dr. Mae C. Jemison, MSMS® National Spokesperson (Moderator)
- Panelists
- Dr. Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
- Dr. Mary Frank Fox, Co-Director, Center for Study of Women, Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Dr. S. James Gates, Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
- Dr. A. James Hicks, Program Director, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Dr. Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Chair, Department of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College
- Dr. David Seybert, Dean, Bayer School for Natural and Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University
Photos
Please click here to view headshots of the speakers and panelists, as well as photos from Bayer's STEM Diversity & U.S. Higher Education Forum, in our photo gallery.
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Videos
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Survey Archive
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Social Media
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Media Contact
For all media inquiries, please contact Katie Kirkpatrick at (412) 777-5200.
Additional Resources
Executive Summary: A National Analysis of Minorities in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities by Donna J. Nelson
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Report: A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities by Donna J. Nelson and Diana C. Rogers
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Report: Capacity Building to Diversify STEM: Realizing Potential Among HBCUs by Beatriz Chu Clewell, Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen and Lisa Tsui
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Report: Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
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Report: Evaluation of the National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program by Beatriz Chu Clewell, Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen, Lisa Tsui, Laurie Forcier, Ella Gao, Nicole Young, Nicole Deterding and Caroline West
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Report: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering by the National Science Board
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Report: Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics by Catherine Hill, Christianne Corbett and Andresse St. Rose
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Report: Widening the Net: National Estimates of Gender Disparities in Engineering by Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen and Nicole Deterding
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