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Resources for Programs to Enhance Diversity
The following links provide useful resources for PIs who are planning and writing proposals to programs that have as a major goal enhancing diversity.
Workshops
This Web site resulted from the NIGMS (National Institute of General Medical Sciences - an NIH Institute) Workshop on Achieving Scientific Excellence through Diversity, held in May 2001. It is intended to serve as a resource for NIGMS-funded training grant program directors in their efforts to improve representation of minorities in their training programs but may also be useful to PIs of other programs whose goal is to increase diversity. This site includes a report of the workshop, which includes many ideas for improving minority recruitment and retention, a list of resources to aid in this effort, and examples of NIGMS-funded training programs that have had increasing success in their minority recruitment and retention efforts. Comments and suggestions can be sent to an online feedback form or to NIGMS staff who administer training grant programs.
- Workshop on Achieving Scientific Excellence through Diversity
- Resource Materials for Minority Recruitment and Retention Strategies
- Examples of NIGMS-Funded NRSA Training Programs with Notable Records Of Recruitment and Retention Of Underrepresented Minority Students
- Online Feedback Form
- NIGMS Training Grant Staff Contact Information
Guides and Handbooks
Sloan Guide for the Successful Recruitment of Minority Students into Science and Engineering Ph.D. Programs by Dwight E. Lewis, Director of Minority Programs at Purdue University, 2003
"A Bridge for All: Higher Education Design Principles to Broaden Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics," published by BEST (Building Engineering & Science Talent), February 2004
Mellon College of Science Diversity Strategic Plan (Carnegie Mellon University, 2004)
"The Talent Imperative: Meeting America's Challenge in Science and Engineering, ASAP," published by BEST (Building Engineering & Science Talent).
Compendia of Links and Publications
Publications on Diversity from the Rice University Center for Excellence and Equity in Education
BEST (Building Engineering & Science Talent) web page
Making Strides: Special reports on diversity available at American Association for the Advancement of Science's Education and Human Resources website
Sigma Xi Diversity Links web page
Articles, Speeches and Reports
Presentation: "Building on BEST Principles: Designing Programs that Support the Success of all Students," Panel Session at Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) Annual Conference 2006.
Article: "Diversifying the Engineering Workforce," by D. Chubin, G. May and E. Babco, Journal of Engineering Education, Jan. 2005, pp 73 - 86.
Article: "Diversity Enhanced: Preparing Minority Scientists and Engineers," by Michael F. Summers and Freeman Hrabowski III, Science 31 March 2006: Vol 311. no. 5769, pp. 1870 - 1871.
"Discussing the Diversification of Engineering," comments by Dr. Karan Watson, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost, Texas A&M University.
Diversity in Science Association: Nelson Diversity Surveys
Letter from Dr. William Reichert, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, discussing how they dramatically increased minority student PhDs from Duke's Biomedical Engineering program.
To find funding opportunites for programs to enhance diversity, go to our Funding Opportunities page.