“Most of the faculty interviewed regard the University of Michigan and their departments as offering many positive career opportunities. At the same time, a large proportion of them report serious interest in leaving the UM, in part because of their experiences both in the University and in the larger community....” This report examines the interviews.

To evaluate how effective dual hires and tenure clock extensions are on increasing women and minorities in science and engineering a study is proposed on this webpage. Links and reports can also be found on this webpage.

The chapter focuses on evaluations of programs designed and implemented to improve the participation of underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities (URMs) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and junior faculty levels.

“The initial motivation for this report was a desire specifically to assess the climate for women and underrepresented minorities in doctoral programs at the University of Michigan. The UM ADVANCE project had conducted a study of the academic work environment—often referred to as the climate—for women and underrepresented minority faculty in science and engineering....” Conducted in 2004 with approximately 1200 participants. They had findings such as high confidence, but feelings of discouragement.

“Case Western Reserve University offers research opportunities for minority undergraduate students in science and engineering. Students spend ten weeks working in a research laboratory or research program under the direction of a faculty member. They also attend lectures by science and engineering faculty and give poster presentations at the end of the program. The Summer Undergraduate Research Program includes a stipend, plus support for housing, meals, travel, and supplies.” The areas of research availabl

This document tries to answer questions such as: What is life like at Michigan for women and minorities? What exactly is 'the climate?' and Why do women and minorities leave instead of asking for better situations?

The Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development was established by Congress on October 14, 1998, through legislation developed and sponsored by Congresswomen Constance A. Morella (R-MD). The mandate of the Commission is to research and recommend ways to improve the recruitment, retention, and representation of women, underrepresented minorities (namely, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians), and persons with disabilities in

In this study, we identified some personal and situational characteristics of faculty members associated with the perceived need for mentoring and determined that less experienced employees, women and ethnic minorities reported significantly stronger needs for all mentoring functions. In addition, employees who experienced incivility or discrimination reported a significantly stronger need for psychosocial mentoring.