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2 Efforts to Increase the Participation of Women, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Underrepresented and Minority Participants in ULI
Pages 12-16

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... The committee reviewed the most recent Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data via NSF's data portal and found that between 2015 and 2017, there were more than 290,000 bachelor's degrees awarded, of which about 67,700 were awarded to women, 12,300 to African Americans, 33,600 to Hispanics, and 900 to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Aviation Week also reported on the top universities from which new-hire engineers are recruited, which can be cross-referenced with lists of top producers of African American, Hispanic, and women engineers in the annual "Engineering by the Numbers" reports of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
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From page 13...
... However, many Hispanic engineers graduate from universities that were not cited as top recruitment destinations by Aviation Week, such as Florida International University, several California State University campuses (e.g., Polytechnic at both Pomona and San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, and Northridge) , and universities in Texas, such as Texas A&M University and the University of Texas, El Paso.3 Challenges and complications in addressing the workforce needs arise because, while many students from underrepresented groups express interest in science and engineering, many do not persist, a phenomenon often described as the "leaky pipeline." To achieve the nation's workforce needs in a growing, complex, and sophisticated environment requires new approaches to higher education and a national strategy for sustaining U.S.
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From page 14...
... NASA should perform ongoing tracking of the data and readjustment. According to a recent study about aerospace and defense sector workforce issues, minority students are more likely than non-minority students enrolled in relevant engineering programs to suffer from different problems that prevent them from completing undergraduate and graduate programs.
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From page 15...
... A plethora of implicit bias literature and training is available.8 FINDING: Proposers are instructed to provide a mentoring plan for faculty and students from HBCUs or MSIs, implying that only faculty and students from these institutions require mentoring. RECOMMENDATION: NASA should remove the language requiring a mentoring plan only for faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities or other Minority-Serving Institutions.
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From page 16...
... Assessing the efficacy of corporate affirmative action and diversity policies. American Sociological Review 71(4)
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