TY - BOOK AU - Gasman,Marybeth AU - Nguyen,Thai-Huy TI - Making Black Scientists: A Call to Action SN - 9780674242364 AV - Q149.U5 G37 2019 U1 - 507.1/173 23 PY - 2019///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - African American universities and colleges KW - College students, Black KW - United States KW - Minorities in science KW - Minorities KW - Education (Higher) KW - Science KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - EDUCATION / Higher KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction: Race, Racism, and American Higher Education --; 1. The State of STEM in the United States --; 2. Institutional Responsibility --; 3. Peer-to- Peer Support and Intellectual Generosity --; 4. Messages and Examples of Inherent Inclusivity --; 5. Students’ Needs over Faculty Members’ Needs --; 6. Same-Gender, Same-Race Faculty Role Models --; 7. A Culture of Family --; 8. An Agenda for the Future of STEM --; Concluding Thoughts --; Appendix. The Study --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index; restricted access N2 - Historically black colleges and universities are adept at training scientists. Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen follow ten HBCU programs that have grown their student cohorts and improved performance. These science departments furnish a bold new model for other colleges that want to better serve African American students UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674242364 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674242364 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674242364.jpg ER -