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Contact:
Kerry-Ann Hamilton
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Howard
Ranks Among Top 10 in Producing African American Doctoral Graduates in
Natural Sciences, Engineering Disciplines
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WASHINGTON
(October 6, 2010) –
A recent report released
by the National Academy
of Sciences, National
Academy of Engineering,
and Institute of Medicine,
“U.S. Must Involve
Underrepresented Minorities
in Science and Engineering
to Maintain Competitive
Edge,” ranks Howard
University second among
the top 10 baccalaureate
institutions that awarded
African Americans doctoral
degrees in the natural
sciences and engineering
(NS&E) from a Historically
Black College and University
(HBCU) for the period
of 2002-2006. It also
lists Howard among the
top 25 baccalaureate
institutions that awarded
African Americans doctoral
degrees in the NS&E
from an HBCU or a non-HBCU.
Howard ranked second
behind Florida A&M
University. The top
ten includes Hampton
University, North Carolina
A&T State University,
Spelman College, Morehouse
College, Southern University
at Baton Rouge, Xavier
University of Louisiana,
Tuskegee University
and Morgan State University. |
Last
year, a report by the
National Science Foundation
ranked Howard first
as the producer of the
highest number of African-American
bachelor’s degree
recipients who completed
science and engineering
doctoral degrees nationally.
The 2009 report, “Role
of HBCUs as Baccalaureate-Origin
Institutions of Black
S&E Doctorate Recipients,”
examined educational
trends over the past
two decades and compared
private and public schools
and HBCUs with non-HBCU
institutions to determine
how many of their students
later earned doctoral
degrees in science and
engineering fields.
The recent study found
that minorities are
the fastest growing
groups in the U.S. population,
but the most underrepresented
in science and technology
careers. The recommendations
from the current report
build on a landmark
2005 publication “Rising
Above the Gathering
Storm,” that urged
improvements in science,
technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM)
education at all levels
as part of a larger
plan to bolster the
U.S. scientific and
technological leadership.
The report recommends
a number of ways to
create an ongoing comprehensive
approach to encourage
underrepresented minorities
to pursue science and
engineering degrees.
To read the full report,
please visit the National
Academy of Sciences
website. The subscription
is free. |
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