NSF INCLUDES Symposium for ADVANCING STEM Latinas in Academic Careers

NSF 举办促进 STEM 拉丁裔学术生涯研讨会

• 批准号: 1813017
• 负责人: Ala Qubbaj
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1813017&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; INCLUDES; Symposium; ADVANCING; STEM

In light of the vast underrepresentation of Latinas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) academic careers at a time when Latinas represent one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S. workforce, this NSF INCLUDES symposium provides a national platform to discuss and address the issues that affect the pathways/pipelines, recruitment, retention, and advancement of Latinas in STEM academic careers. The symposium brings together various NSF-funded broadening participation projects (such as NSF INCLUDES Pilots and NSF ADVANCE projects), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, as well as national professional organizations that have a focus on enhancing the participation, inclusion and success of Latinas (and other traditionally underrepresented minority groups) in STEM careers. Therefore, the symposium provides a platform for the sharing of ideas, strategies, and best practices to broaden the participation, inclusion, and success of Latinas in academic STEM careers. This work is important for society because if Latinas continue to be underrepresented, and hence underutilized in the STEM workforce, the U.S. will likely lose ground in terms of its scientific and other workforce competitive advantages. Increasing Latina representation among STEM faculty also provides the needed role models for Latina/o students to enter into STEM careers, transition to graduate programs and ultimately progress to the professoriate. Moreover, diversifying the STEM professoriate promotes innovation and creativity, and expands the range of perspectives and experiences to which students in STEM fields are exposed. Therefore, it serves to offset preconceived notions and stereotypes some students might have about women and underrepresented ethnic minority populations. The NSF INCLUDES Symposium advances the knowledge and understanding of how work-life issues, policies/practices, mentoring, and climate surrounding equity and inclusiveness affect the recruitment, retention, and advancement, including into leadership positions, of Latinas in STEM academic careers. The symposium incorporates presentations by scholars engaged in emerging research on Latinas (including intersectionality issues), individual perspectives from STEM Latina faculty/professionals as well as perspectives from institutions of higher education (especially Hispanic-Serving Institutions) and national diversity-serving professional organizations such as the Latina Researchers Network. It also highlights the lessons learned from other NSF-funded broadening participation projects such as NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilots and NSF ADVANCE projects. These types of interactions/discussions allow for the development of shared goals, common metrics, and mutually reinforcing activities that lead to forming new collaborations and the expansion of the NSF INCLUDES National Network. The lessons learned from the symposium, including all presentations and panel discussions, are to be compiled and published in an edited volume, and disseminated to serve as a resource for the broader STEM community and academia at large.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

鉴于拉丁裔在美国劳动力中增长最快的人口之一，在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学术生涯中拉丁裔的代表性严重不足，本次 NSF 研讨会提供了一个全国性的平台来讨论和解决这一问题。解决影响拉丁裔 STEM 学术职业的途径/渠道、招聘、保留和晋升的问题。该研讨会汇集了各种 NSF 资助的扩大参与项目（例如 NSF INCLUDES Pilots 和 NSF ADVANCE 项目）、西班牙裔服务机构以及专注于增强拉丁裔（和其他传统上代表性不足的少数群体）在 STEM 职业中的地位。因此，研讨会提供了一个分享想法、策略和最佳实践的平台，以扩大拉丁裔美国人在学术 STEM 职业生涯中的参与、包容性和成功。这项工作对社会很重要，因为如果拉丁美洲人继续代表性不足，从而在 STEM 劳动力中未被充分利用，美国可能会在科学和其他劳动力竞争优势方面失去优势。增加拉丁裔在 STEM 教师中的代表性也为拉丁裔/o 学生进入 STEM 职业、过渡到研究生课程并最终晋升为教授提供了所需的榜样。此外，STEM 教授队伍的多元化可以促进创新和创造力，并扩大 STEM 领域学生的视角和经验范围。因此，它有助于抵消一些学生可能对妇女和代表性不足的少数民族人口的先入为主的观念和成见。 NSF 包括研讨会增进了人们对工作与生活问题、政策/实践、指导以及围绕公平和包容性的氛围如何影响 STEM 学术职业中拉丁裔的招聘、保留和晋升（包括进入领导职位）的认识和理解。研讨会汇集了从事拉丁裔新兴研究（包括交叉性问题）的学者的演讲、STEM 拉丁裔教师/专业人士的个人观点以及高等教育机构（特别是拉美裔服务机构）和国家多元化服务专业组织（例如作为拉丁研究人员网络。它还强调了从其他 NSF 资助的扩大参与项目（例如 NSF INCLUDES 设计和开发启动试点项目和 NSF ADVANCE 项目）中吸取的经验教训。这些类型的互动/讨论允许制定共同目标、共同指标和相辅相成的活动，从而形成新的合作并扩大 NSF 包括国家网络。从研讨会中汲取的经验教训，包括所有演讲和小组讨论，将汇编成册并出版，并作为更广泛的 STEM 社区和整个学术界的资源进行传播。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并具有通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。