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Direct linkLaurencin, Cato T., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2020
Despite the changing demographics of the nation and a growing appreciation for diversity and inclusion as drivers of excellence in science, engineering, and medicine, Black Americans are severely underrepresented in these fields. Racism and bias are significant reasons for this disparity, with detrimental implications on individuals, health care…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, African Americans, Career Choice
Hammonds, Evelynn; Malcom, Shirley; Pinn, Vivian; Whitacre, Paula – National Academies Press, 2023
Efforts over the last several decades to increase the participation and leadership of Black men and women in the scientific and medical workforce have had limited results. Despite many individual successes, the number of Black professionals in science, engineering, and medicine (SEM) fields has not reached a level that corresponds with African…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Engineering Education
Download full textBarbarin, Oscar A., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This is a collection of papers and research reports presented at a conference that focused on mental health issues and on individual, organizational, and community competence in relation to institutional racism. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 discusses theoretical models of racism and community competence (community…
Descriptors: Community Role, Cultural Pluralism, Human Services, Institutional Environment
Simms, Richard L., Ed.; Contreras, Gloria, Ed. – 1980
Five essays examine the responses of the social studies to racism and sexism in the 1960s and 1970s. The first essay discusses the general concept of pluralism and its relationship to racism and sexism. Textbook and curricular response and legislation relevant to racism and sexism are also considered. The second essay deals with racism in terms of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Evaluation, Directories, Educational Change
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1984
Workshops by the Association of American Colleges that provided faculty and administrators the opportunity to discuss racism in the classroom and to become sensitized to problems encountered by black students are described. Seven institutional case studies that describe campus projects are also provided. In addition to promoting discussion of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Black Students, Case Studies, Classroom Environment
Tehranian, Majid, Ed. – 1991
This volume represents the outcome of a series of seven public forums held at the University of Hawaii on problems of ethnic peace. The papers included cover such topics as academic freedom and responsibility; affirmative action and grievances; legacies of colonialism and racism; dynamics of class, ethnicity, culture, and education; and finally…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, College School Cooperation, College Students
DeLoach, Marva L. – Library Journal, 1985
Reports on the First African and African-American International Federation of Library Associations Pre-Conference Seminar, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in August 1984. Papers and issues highlighted cover publishing and ethnic collections, combatting racism, children's services, school libraries, public library services, academic libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, George E., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The conference papers presented in this volume focus on the urban experience as reflected in minority literature. The essays deal with the works of contemporary Afro-American, Chicano, and Puerto Rican writers. The central theme of these papers is the struggle for survival and cultural identity in American cities. Particular attention is given to…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Blacks, Conference Reports, Cultural Influences
Mlinarevic, Vesnica, Ed.; Brust Nemet, Maja, Ed.; Bushati, Jozef, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
Faculty of Educational Sciences has recognized the importance of education for interculturalism, and it organizes the conference entitled "Education for interculturalism" every five years, so that all participants could gain new insights about interculturalism and strengthen their intercultural competencies. Modern interculturalism, as a…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Civil Rights, Teaching Methods, Multicultural Education
Florida A and M Univ., Tallahassee. – 1988
This document for participants comprises the proceedings of a fourth national conference on the retention of black college students. The conference consisted of 6 general sessions, 6 special sessions, 40 concurrent sessions, and several special activities. A total of 103 selected papers were presented. The following key topics were explored in…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Programs
San Jose State Univ., CA. – 1982
Followup materials from the 1982 conference "Higher Education for Women in the 1980s," held at San Jose State University, California, are presented. The contents include observer's comments (Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi); progress reports (Renee Kogel, Judith Stanley, Ruth Hafter, Pearl Oliner, Jane Gurko, and Lowell Walter); summaries of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, College Curriculum, Females
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Center for the Study of the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
This volume contains abstracts of the presentations on the freshman and entering student programs at over 100 colleges, community colleges, and universities in the United States and Canada. Each abstract describes institutional programs and provides a name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for additional information. Among…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Freshmen, Diversity (Institutional)
Carter, George E., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The conference papers presented in this volume focus on the urban minority experience with regard to race, ethnic issues, and ethnic studies programs. The papers which deal with ethnic studies programs address such topics as American Indian Studies, Eurocentric bias in Western studies of Asia, black student alientation at small liberal arts…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Black Studies, Blacks
National Congress on Church-Related Colleges and Universities, Sherman, TX. – 1980
In the two-year period 1979-80, the National Congress on Church-Related Colleges and Universities was a cooperative effort of 23 denominations to examine the issues facing their institutions of higher education. The significant papers and events appear in this and three other volumes. Contents of this volume include an overview and four other…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College Curriculum, College Role
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1997
The Minorities and Communication section of the Proceedings contains the following seven papers: "HIV/AIDS Video Programming for Latino Youth" (Hilary N. Karasz); "Use of Asian American History in the News Media: The Discourse of 'Model Minority'" (Chiung Hwang Chen and Ethan Yorgason); "No Racism Here: News Coverage of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
