Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions Interim Report (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Interim Report: Committee on Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions
Interim Report: Committee on Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions
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The final report with formal research conclusions and recommendations will be issued in 2022. BACKGROUND The Department of Defense (DoD)
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2014. Review of Army Research Laboratory Programs for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions.
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Noting their outsized results in educating underrepresented minorities in STEM fields and their potentially larger role in achieving DoD objectives, he expressed concern that they carry out a substantially low percentage of DoD-funded research. It is within this context that the current research study was commissioned.
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However, as the committee discussed its study's charge in its closed deliberations, initial findings have emerged related to three key areas of the Statement of Task: Current DoD investments, opportunities and challenges at HBCU/MIs, and potential best practices, which, along with caveats, are presented below. CONTEXT BEHIND INTERIM FINDINGS The committee's final report will delve into greater detail about relevant DoD programs, challenges and opportunities at HBCU/MIs, and potential best practices from a range of agencies and institutions of higher education.
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In addition, representatives from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense highlighted initiatives that include support for nine Centers of Excellence with HBCUs and MIs established through cooperative agreements. Invited University Affiliated Research Center (UARC)
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One observed difficulty is that the level of detail in funding data varies in granularity across departments and agencies within DoD. Other data limitations include lack of a complete datasets of targeted versus open-funding success rates by HBCU/MIs, inconsistent delineations across DoD between minority-serving institutions and minority institutions (see below for further clarification of these terms)
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First, the NDAA specified the study focus on "minority institutions", which the NDAA defines as HBCUs and other institutions of higher education with at least 50 percent minority enrollment, as opposed to the more widely known "minority-serving institutions" that are either historically-defined or enrollment-defined with varying threshold requirements for minority enrollments and institutional expenditures. 12 Thus, MIs are a subset within the larger group of MSIs, and research on MSIs cannot necessarily be applied when focusing on MIs.
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17 Findings from the 2019 National Academies report pointed to the supportive environments that students find within HBCU/MIs, realized through interaction with faculty, 14 R1s include: Florida International University and The University of Texas at El Paso. R2s include: Clark Atlanta University; CUNY City College; Delaware State University; Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; Hampton University; Howard University; Jackson State University; Morgan State University; New Mexico State University-Main Campus; North Carolina A & T State University; Tennessee State University; Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A & M University-Kingsville; Texas Southern University; The University of Texas at San Antonio; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of California-Merced; University of Maryland Eastern Shore; University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.
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shared with the committee their routes along the Carnegie Classification continuum with the ultimate goal of classification as an R1 or R2 research-intensive institution. Their presentations and a review of the literature underscore the importance of strategic leadership in setting forth and working toward a vision, investments in key equipment and computing capabilities, support from state and federal policy makers as an institution grows its research program and supportive infrastructure, and mutually beneficial partnerships with state and federal agencies and industry.
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21 International students attend HBCU/MIs, of course, but seem to have a lesser presence than at many research-intensive non-HBCUs/MIs. The committee is further exploring the trends in international graduate student enrollment and faculty appointment, and the potential impact on DoD-funded research at HBCU/MIs.
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. Department of Energy's Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program.
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Helpful data in this regard include a breakdown of targeted versus open-funding success rates of HBCU/MIs, quantifiable metrics from HBCU/MI outreach activities, the number of grant applications from HBCU/MIs that are submitted versus funded, and the level and utility of feedback on proposals that were declined for funding.
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Practices identified in institutions of higher education (HBCU/MIs and non-HBCU/MI) transitioning along the Carnegie Classification continuum include strategic institutional leadership, partnerships with state and federal agencies and industry, strategic investments in laboratory facilities and computing equipment, and financial support from state and federal policy makers as an institution grows its research program and supportive infrastructure.
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Its final report, to include formal research conclusions and recommendations for DoD, HBCU/MIs, and other stakeholders, will be publicly available in spring 2022. Appendixes: A: Statement of Task B: Committee Roster and Biosketches C: List of Institutions Considered in This Study D: Acknowledgment of Reviewers 14
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