Symposia on Diversity in Graduate Education
Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculty at Research Universities: Are We Prepared for the "Great Crew Change"? Donna J. Nelson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma [Duration: 1:20:32]In an effort to raise awareness within the Biosciences community, the Office of Graduate Education has initiated a Symposium on Improving Diversity in Graduate Education where issues of diversity in graduate education, the experiences of students from diverse backgrounds, and good practices in diversity recruitment and retention are addressed.
Our speakers have been nationally recognized scholars Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland Baltimore County and co-founder of the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program, Dr. David Satcher, former Surgeon General and Director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse College, Dr. Claude Steele, Stanford University Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences and Director of the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Valerie Young, lifestyle and career coach and founder of Changing Course, and Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley.
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2002: Modeling on
Success, Dr. Freeman
Hrabowski (pdf).
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2003: Eliminating Disparities in Health - Targeting Work Force Diversity, Dr. David Satcher (pdf).
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2006: The Psychology of Social Identity: It’s Role in Group Performance Differences and the Challenges of an Integrated Society, Dr. Claude Steele (pdf).
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2007: The Imposture Syndrome – How to Feel as Bright and Capable as Everyone Seems to Think You Are, Dr. Valerie Young (pdf).
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2008: ‘All Men Are Created Equal’ and Other Truths We Hold to Be Self-Evident, Dr. Tyrone Hayes (pdf).
- Improving Diversity in Graduate Education 2009: Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculty at Research Universities: Are We Prepared for the "Great Crew Change"? Dr. Donna J. Nelson (pdf).