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Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Established in 2019, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (SEM) convenes a broad array of stakeholders that focus on the barriers and opportunities encountered by Black men and Black women as they navigate the pathways from K-12 and postsecondary education to careers in SEM. Through meetings, public workshops, and publications, the Roundtable advances discussions that highlight promising practices for increasing the representation, retention and inclusiveness of Black men and Black women in SEM.

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New Publication - Leveraging Trust to Advance Science, Engineering, and Medicine in the Black Community

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Feb 3, 2025

Event - Understanding the Implications of The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision: What Have We Learned, and Next Approaches

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Dec 12, 2024

Event - Inventorship, Entrepreneurship, and Systems for Nurturing Black People in Applied and Translation Fields: A Workshop

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Dec 8, 2023

Event - Understanding the implications of the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision: A Symposium

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Nov 9, 2023

Members of the Roundtable publish a Perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Aug 21, 2023

Biographies - African Americans in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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Feb 4, 2022

Event - Psychological Factors that Contribute to the Dearth of Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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Sep 14, 2021

The Far-Reaching Impacts of Racism and Bias

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In 2010 a group of researchers conducted an experiment in which they pretended to be students, emailing 6,500 professors in nearly 90 academic fields at 259 universities with a request to discuss research before applying for a doctoral program. The text of the messages was identical, but the sender’s name was varied to signal race and gender, such as Brad Anderson, Latoya Brown, and Mei Chen.

Dec 3, 2020

COVID-19 and Black Communities

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Black Americans are getting sick and dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than white Americans — the most recent manifestation of racial disparities in health that have long been evident in the United States.

Jul 9, 2020

Event - COVID-19 and Black Communities: A Workshop

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Jun 21, 2020

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