Social, Behavioral Scientists Eligible to Apply for NSF S-STEM Grants
Solicitations are now being sought for the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, and in an unheralded […]
Researchers regularly observe gender differences in favor of men in various parts of academia, such as fewer women in senior academic positions, fewer publications, lower citations rates and lower funding of women. However, researchers also observe differences in favor of women, such as more women being elected in NAS, more favorable peer review and higher funding rates of women.
To address institutional barriers facing Black researchers, Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council released the report, “Advisory Committee to Address Anti-Black Racism in Research and Research Training.”
In the report “Post-Baccalaureate Bridge Programs: An Underutilized Tool for Strengthening Faculty Diversity,” authored by Senior Advisor Eugene Tobin, Senior Researcher Daniel Rossman, Senior Analyst Christy McDaniel, Vice President of Educational Transformation Martin Kurzweil and Managing Director Catherine Bond Hill, the underrepresentation of diversity in academia and mechanisms to increase it are discussed.
To maximize skilled migrants’ contributions to the professional society of the host economy, Leila Afshari writes, there is a need for mutual understanding of their potentials and the career options available for them in the society.
Training to help multicultural teams to mesh and feel comfortable together is reckoned a good thing – unless its done in an overly simplistic manner.
What does it actually mean for an organization to be inclusive? The authors of this post offer suggestions and context for organizations trying to answer that question.
‘Scholars from the periphery’ often pay a price — unintentional but no less real — for their geography. In this post, Amon […]
As a student, recalls Bennie Kara, school was a haven. And that haven beckoned to her as she mapped out her career […]