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ERIC Number: EJ615926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
Careers of African Americans in Academic Astronomy.
Fikes, Robert Jr.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, v n29 p132-35 Aut 2000
Though traditionally the field of academic astronomy has belonged almost exclusively to whites, today several black scholars are beginning to make their mark in this scientific discipline. Profiles a group of contemporary African American scholars who are astronomers and astrophysicists, noting that there are at least four black graduate students ready to take their doctorates in the field. (SM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Black Teachers, College Faculty, Higher Education, Scholarship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Astrophysics