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In honor of #ShutDownSTEM #Strike4BlackLives, I want to amplify two programs, housed @UMBC, that have TREMENDOUS track records for Black folx across the U.S. in #STEM:
#MeyerhoffScholars and MARC *U*STAR (URISE) programs. The former has existed for 30+ years.
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#MeyerhoffScholars and MARC *U*STAR (URISE) programs. The former has existed for 30+ years.
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For those who don't know, the #MeyerhoffScholars Program was co-founded by @UMBC president, Dr. Hrabowski, and Robert Meyerhoff to get more Black men into STEM graduate programs.
Eventually, it broadened to include all races irrespective of gender identity.
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Eventually, it broadened to include all races irrespective of gender identity.
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To date the Meyerhoff, which provides funding and mentoring, has produced the most Black MD/PhDs in the COUNTRY.
It's one of the top producers of Black PhDs in STEM ever. Our alum are amazing cc the lead scientist on #COVID19 in the U.S. @KizzyPhD!
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-umbc-got-minority-students-stick-stem/602635/
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It's one of the top producers of Black PhDs in STEM ever. Our alum are amazing cc the lead scientist on #COVID19 in the U.S. @KizzyPhD!
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-umbc-got-minority-students-stick-stem/602635/
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MARC*U*STAR, funded by @NIH, has also been pivotal in ensuring the pipeline for biomedical and behavioral sciences is as broad as possible (incl. those with disabilities).
For me, both programs affirmed my identity and confidence as a BW in STEM and gave me community.
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For me, both programs affirmed my identity and confidence as a BW in STEM and gave me community.
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The success of the #MeyerhoffScholars and MARC *U*STAR @UMBC has led @ChanZuckerberg to funnell MILLIONS of dollars into the UC system to essentially replicate the same program and outcomes.
And other schools are following suit. Stay woke y'all.
https://diverseeducation.com/article/143226/
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And other schools are following suit. Stay woke y'all.
https://diverseeducation.com/article/143226/
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Another fun fact about #MeyerhoffScholars and MARC, both introduced me to the idea of getting a PhD. Before these programs, I had no idea people made a living asking questions.
You can follow The #MeyerhoffScholars Director @KeithMHarmon!
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You can follow The #MeyerhoffScholars Director @KeithMHarmon!
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If you're like me and you loveeeee data (analysis), check out the breakdown of STEM PhD producers below.
@UMBC is the second top producing school for Black/African Americans with STEM PhDs beating out @Harvard which sits at the 28th spot.
You love to see it.
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@UMBC is the second top producing school for Black/African Americans with STEM PhDs beating out @Harvard which sits at the 28th spot.
You love to see it.
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The program is so successful that @UMBC received ALOT of money from @SloanFoundation to replicate it for Economics within the university to improve the abymsal minority representation.
See below
https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-receives-1-3-million-grant-from-the-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-to-diversify-economics-ph-d-s/
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See below
https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-receives-1-3-million-grant-from-the-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-to-diversify-economics-ph-d-s/
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