Promoting Diversity in STEM Graduate Education

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1 STC Education Workshop 13 February 2014 Cleveland, OH Promoting Diversity in STEM Graduate Education Theodore Hodapp American Physical Society Director of Education and Diversity

2 Joint Diversity Statement 08.2 JOINT DIVERSITY STATEMENT (Adopted by APS, NSBP, NSHP in 2008) To ensure a productive future for science and technology in the United States, we must make physics more inclusive. The health of physics requires talent from the broadest demographic pool. Underrepresented groups constitute a largely untapped intellectual resource and a growing segment of the U.S. population. Therefore, we charge our membership with increasing the numbers of underrepresented minorities in physics in the pipeline and in all professional ranks, with becoming aware of barriers to implementing this change, and with taking an active role in organizational and institutional efforts to bring about such change. We call upon legislators, administrators, and managers at all levels to enact policies and promote budgets that will foster greater diversity in physics. We call upon employers to pursue recruitment, retention and promotion of underrepresented minority physicists at all ranks and to create a work environment that encourages inclusion. We call upon the physics community as a whole to work collectively to bring greater diversity wherever physicists are educated or employed. 2

3 US Demographics 90%# 80%# 70%# 60%# 50%# 40%# 30%# White#(Non6Hispanic)# Hispanic#(of#any#race)# Black# NaCve#Americans# Asian# 20%# 10%# 0%# 1940# 1960# 1980# 2000# 2020# 2040# 2060# Source: US Census 3

4 300,000 Physics / STEM Bachelor Degrees 14, , , , ,000 50,000 All STEM Physics 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2, Source: IPEDS Completion Survey 4

5 16%# 14%# Percentage#of#CollegeBAge#Black,#NonBHispanics#in#US#PopulaKon# African American Physics Majors 12%# 10%# 8%# 6%# 4%# 2%# 0%# 1995# 2000# 2005# 2010# Chemistry# Biology# Math#and#Stats# Engineering# Physics# Geosciences# Source:#IPEDS,#US#Census# 5

6 20%# Hispanic Undergraduate Majors 15%# US$College/Age$Hispanic$Popula:on$ 10%# 5%# 273$ Engineering# Biology# Chemistry# Math#&#Stats# Earth#Science# Physics# 0%# 105$ 1995# 2000# 2005# 2010# 6

7 Underrepresented Minorities: Undergraduate Majors 35%# 30%# 25%# 20%# 15%# 10%# 5%# US#CollegeAAge#Underrepresented# Minority#Popula<on# Biological#Sciences# Chemistry# Engineering# Mathema<cs#and#Sta<s<cs# Physics# Earth#Sciences# URM# 0%# 1995# 2000# 2005# 2010# 7

8 Minorities in Higher Education 40% 35% ~1.5M All Physics 30% URM Percentage 25% 20% 15% ~200k 10% ~450 ~35 ~12 5% 0% College Age All Bachelor Physics Physics Physics Population Degrees Bachelor Doctoral Faculty Degrees Degrees 8

9 10% Physics Degrees Awarded to Underrepresented Minorities 8% 6% ~400 degrees ~30 more PhDs Project Goals 4% 2% ~40 degrees Current Situation 0% Bachelor's Degrees Doctoral Degrees Source: IPEDS, US Census 9

10 URM Physics PhDs to Minority Population 35%# 30%# 25%# US College-age minority population 20%# 15%# 10%# 9-10% of BS degrees in physics are granted to underrepresented minorities 5%# 52 PhDs awarded to minorities in %# 1995# 2000# 2005# 2010# Sources: IPEDS Completion survey by race, US Census 10

11 70%$ Percentage of African American Physics Majors from HBCUs 60%$ 50%$ 40%$ 30%$ 1995$ 1997$ 1999$ 2001$ 2003$ 2005$ 2007$ 2009$ Source:$IPEDS$ 11

12 APS Bridge Program: Key Components Recruiting through graduate programs across the US (now 115+ institutions, representing 73% of all doctoral students) Spend 1-2 years in a Bridging program Take advanced UG or entry-level graduate coursework Graduate-level research Demonstrate ability to do independent research and succeed in graduatelevel coursework Receive coaching on preparing graduate admissions package (letters, GRE, statements) Accepted into doctoral program Receive mentoring in doctoral program (especially in first years) Research into barriers; disseminate successful program elements Build a national coalition of departments committed to improving participation 12

13 APS Bridge Program: Project Goals Increase, within a decade, the number of physics PhDs awarded to underrepresented minority students to match the fraction of physics Bachelor s degrees granted to these groups Develop, evaluate, and document sustainable model bridging experiences that improve the access to and culture of graduate education for all students, with emphasis on those underrepresented in doctoral programs in physics Promote and disseminate successful program components to the physics community 13

14 Key Personnel Steering Committee J.D. Garcia (Arizona) Yolanda George (AAAS) Wendell Hill (UMCP) Anthony Johnson (UMBC) Ramon Lopez (UT Arlington) Steve McGuire (Southern) Cherry Murray, chair (Harvard, APS President 2009) Luz Martinez-Miranda (President, NSHP) Paul Gueye (President, NSBP) Bernadette Cogswell (Vanderbilt Grad Student) Ximena Fernández (Columbia Grad Student) Architect s Council Marcel Agüeros (Columbia) Ed Bertschinger (MIT) Cagliyan Kurdak (Michigan) Casey Miller (USF) Jon Pelz (Ohio State) Keivan Stassun (Fisk/Vanderbilt) APS Staff Brian Beckford (Project Manager) Theodore Hodapp (Project Director) Bushraa Khatib (Project Coord.) Arlene Modeste Knowles Monica Plisch 14

15 Bridge Types Masters degree as a transition to PhD Take advanced UG and entry-level graduate coursework Do research with doctoral faculty Demonstrate ability to do independent research and succeed in graduate-level coursework Become known to graduate faculty Separate doctoral-level admissions Receive graduate-assistantship Post-baccalaureate year Similar attributes to Masters program, but not formally admitted Begin research in summer 15

16 Bridge Programs in Physics Fisk / Vanderbilt Columbia University University of Michigan MIT APS Sites (will add 3 more): Ohio State South Florida 16

17 Recruitment (APS, and institution) Admission decisions (criteria, process) Financial support (timing, amount) Multiple Mentoring (timing, intervention) Bridge Sites Progress monitoring (coursework, tutors if needed, research fit ) Coursework (induction advising critical) Community (induction, socialization) Research (appropriate match) Application coaching (GRE, statements, schools) 17

18 Student Eligibility Bachelor s degree in physics or closely related discipline US citizen or permanent resident Either: Did not apply to graduate program this year Applied but was not accepted Be committed to improving diversity in physics Meet individual requirements of the institution Students may not be currently enrolled or have an existing physics graduate degree 18

19 Getting Involved Member Institution (any institution) Free; receive information / updates; reduced fees for APS- BP conferences Partnership Site (Doctoral granting institutions) APS COM approval process; recommended site for Bridge Fellows (and others) to attend; demonstrate effective practices in graduate student support; accepting additional URM students recruited by APS into graduate programs Bridge Site (MS or PhD granting) Receive significant funding from APS; build sustainable program; prepare 2+ students each year for graduate study; significant institutional commitment 19

20 Bridge Site Selection Selected two sites in 2013 Currently considering 7 proposals 1-2 additional sites will be awarded (early March) Student Recruitment 50 applicants in 2013 Application process open for 2014 Most (~75% of grad programs) recruiting for this Many undergraduate programs also helping Summer Meeting (25-27 June 2014) Admissions Study Doctoral data in Gathering Masters data Project Progress 20

21 APS Bridge Program Summer Meeting APS BRIDGE PROGRAM Summer Meeting The APS Bridge Program Summer Meeting will bring together experts to discuss efforts to increase the number underrepresented minorities (URMs) who receive PhDs in physics. This year s conference will focus on exploring and understanding the role of the M.S. degree in promoting URMs in physics. Workshops, panel discussions, and presentations will address topics including June 25-27, 2014 American Center for Physics College Park, MD Establishing MS/PhD institutional relationships Role of Masters degrees for URM students Barriers to student advancement to the PhD Mentoring Non-cognitive admissions measures Who should attend: faculty, students, and administrators interested in increasing the number of underrepresented students pursuing PhDs in physics. 21

22 2013 Bridge Students OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: Brian (bridge fellow, AA, APS) Brady (bridge fellow, HA, APS) Kevin (Grad direct admit, HA, OSU) Meron (bridge fellow, A, OSU) [external recruitment, non-us] UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: Carlos (bridge fellow, AA/HA, APS) Manuel (bridge fellow, HA, USF) [external recruitment] Kristin (bridge fellow, C, USF) Brian (Grad direct admit, HA, USF) 12 Applicants sent to other programs (7 others not sent), 6 selected for graduate programs. A: African, AA: African American, C: Caucasian, HA: Hispanic American, NA: Native American 22

23 Bridge Program First Year Achievements Students( 16" 14" Project"Goal" Project"Achievement" 12" 10" 8" 6" 4" 2" 0" 1" 2" 3" 4" 5" Project(Year( 23

24 1.00# 0.90# 0.80# 0.70# GRE Physics Scores: Impact of Cutoff Scores Frac1on#(F)# Frac1on#(M)# 0.60# 0.50# 0.40# 0.46 (M) 0.30# 0.20# 0.25 (F) 0.10# # 400# 500# 600# 700# 800# 900# 1000# Source: ETS 24

25 1.0# 0.9# 0.8# 0.7# 0.6# 0.5# 0.4# 0.3# 0.2# 0.1# 0.09 (Black) Physics GRE: Impact of Cutoff Scores (Asian) 0.44 (White) Frac1on#(White)# Frac1on#(Hispanic)# Frac1on#(Black)# Frac1on#(Asian)# 0.34 (Hispanic) 0.0# 400# 500# 600# 700# 800# 900# 1000# 25

26 Conferences / Workshops Entrepreneurship Education (4-6 June; American Center for Physics, College Park, MD) Department Chairs (6-8 June; ACP) New Faculty Workshop (23-26 June; ACP) APS Bridge Program (25-27 June; ACP) New Faculty Workshop (November; ACP) PhysTEC (19-20 May; Austin, TX) Building Thriving Programs (February 2015) 26