访问ing Academic Leader Issues Challenge to Broaden STEM Participation at Old Dominion
卡兰沃森 presented to a packed session at ODU's 斯特罗姆创业中心
一个大的, diverse group of bet8体育娱乐入口's academic leadership was issued a challenge March 30 by 卡兰沃森, provost and executive vice president of Texas A&米大学.
A group of ODU faculty and administrative leaders have worked to 扩大STEM-H的参与 disciplines to under-represented populations.
Watson told a packed session at the 斯特罗姆创业中心 that becoming truly inclusive in disciplines like STEM involves acknowledging the implicit bias behind why they have historically been dominated by white males.
“它不会轻易消失,华生说, who referred to studies of how in-groups, 尤其是外群体, can be created in very young children, by simply reinforcing certain choices.
从历史上看, white men have been encouraged to study math or science, either through selection processes that favor them or finding themselves surrounded by similar people when they enter these programs, Watson说.
“我们是部落的人. That reinforces how these patterns occur" and necessitates energy to make STEM-H programs reflect society more broadly, 她补充说.
Watson's visit to Old Dominion was coordinated by Karen Eck, assistant vice president for research, 黛布拉·梅杰, professor and eminent scholar of psychology. Both are leaders of Old Dominion's Broadening Participation in STEM-H group. Her March 30 talk was part of a multi-day visit that included several meetings across campus. Watson is recognized as a national scholar on issues of diversity and inclusion in the sciences.
According to figures from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 老自治领有6个,195 undergraduate and graduate African-American students, 这是迄今为止的最高数字, and more than any other public doctoral institution in Virginia.
ODU is one of Virginia's largest producers of STEM-H degrees. A faculty working group was formed last spring to promote data gathering, 网络, and institutional support for STEM-H-related research and educational opportunities.
The Broadening Participation in STEM-H group brings faculty together each semester to discuss partnerships and funding opportunities and learn from outside sources.
The visit to Old Dominion also represented a reunion of sorts for Watson and one of her former student mentees from Texas A&M, Stephanie Adams, dean of Old Dominion's Frank 巴顿工程学院 and 技术. 两人仍然是好朋友.
A video of Watson's presentation to the ODU campus is available at ODUOnline (需要Midas ID才能查看).
