Advancing Diversity in STEM
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Advancing Diversity in STEM Paul L. Hill & Rose A. Shaw & Jan R. Taylor & Brittan L. Hallar
Published online: 16 July 2010 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Abstract Although progress has been made, greater efforts are needed to promote faculty diversity at the college and university levels, especially in STEM fields. Thus, it is important to elucidate best practices both for increasing awareness of diversity issues pertaining to higher education and for implementing change. This article focuses on the outcomes of a diversity workshop for college and university faculty hosted by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, Division of Science and Research. More specifically, it elucidates how participation in the workshop translated into practice at the faculty participants’ home institutions. Key words diversity . STEM . broadening participation . higher education Paul Hill is the Vice Chancellor for Science and Research at the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. He also serves as Executive Director of the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR), a state affiliate program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and manages a number of competitive research programs with academic institutions throughout the state. Dr. Hill holds degrees from Marshall University (B.S. and M.S.) and the University of Louisville (Ph.D.) in biology and chemistry, and his research focuses on environmental chemistry and ecological systems. Rose Shaw received her B.S. in Math and Composite Science from Dickinson State University, M.S. in Mathematics from Kansas State University, and Ph.D. in Applied Statistics from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Shaw is the owner of Metrica, an external evaluation firm that conducts evaluations for large scale, grant funded research and education programs across the U.S. Her research interests are in external evaluation, power in non-parametric data analysis, meta-analysis, socio-ecology perspectives, and sustainability of STEM outreach programs. P. L. Hill : J. R. Taylor : B. L. Hallar (*) West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 1018 Kanawha Blvd., Suite 1101, Charleston, WV 25311, USA e-mail: [email protected] P. L. Hill e-mail: [email protected] J. R. Taylor e-mail: [email protected] R. A. Shaw METRICA, INC, P.O. Box 516, Greeley, CO 80634, USA e-mail: [email protected]
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Innov High Educ (2011) 36:19–27
Although progress has been made, current data indicate that greater efforts are needed to promote faculty diversity at the college and university levels (Weinberg 2008). It is of particular concern in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. In 2006, women held the same low percentage of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty positions in STEM as they did from 1958 to 2004. Only 10% of doctorates in these fields were held by underrepresented minorities: African Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders
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