Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2021
Volume 66, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 15–19, 2021; Virtual; Time Zone: Central Daylight Time, USA
Session L62: TEAM-UP: The Time is Now for Systemic Changes to Increase the Number of African American Bachelor’s in Physics and AstronomyDiversity Education Invited Live Outreach Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: COM Chair: Garfield Warren, Indiana Univ-Bloomington; Arlene Modeste Knowles, American Institute of Physics |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:00AM - 8:36AM Live |
L62.00001: The Time is Now to Double the Number of Physics Degrees Earned by African Americans Invited Speaker: Philip W Hammer The under representation of African Americans in physics is arguably the greatest social challenge faced by the physics community. For example, in an era when the overall number of bachelors degrees in physics has more than doubled in the past two decades, the percentage of African Americans receiving bachelor's degrees in physics has stagnated or declined, depending on the year. Further, this under representation persists, despite deliberate successful efforts in the community to increase bachelor's degrees, largely due to a focus on the undergraduate experience; and despite impressive increases in African Americans receiving bachelor's degrees across other STEM fields. The American Institute of Physics recently published a comprehensive research study of this problem. The researchers set out to understand this persistent under representation from African American students' perspective, so they could tell us what are the factors that lead to or detract from their degree success. The result of this study is a new report, "The Time is Now," which lays out a comprehensive set of findings and recommendations for the physics community. The bottom line goal of the report is to double the annual number of African Americans receiving bachelor's in physics by 2030. |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:36AM - 9:12AM Live |
L62.00002: TEAM-UP Next Steps: Lessons from the First TEAM-UP Implementation Workshop Invited Speaker: Thomas A Searles The AIP Team-Up Report, the Time is Now, highlighted that over the past 25 years the total number of “Black undergraduates” completing Bachelor’s in Physics has steadily declined while all other demographics in Physics are having record increases in degree attainment. The decline in numbers can be attributed to factors such as lack of belonging, physics identity, academic support, financial support, etc. In addition, the report gave recommendations on how to address each factor. |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:12AM - 9:48AM Live |
L62.00003: A Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Closures on Black Students in Physics Invited Speaker: Tabbetha A Dobbins COVID-19 resulted in closing, and moving to online learning, at many colleges and universities. These |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:48AM - 10:24AM Live |
L62.00004: Evolving Physics and Astronomy Department Culture: Student Perspectives Invited Speaker: Elon Price It has been well-established that percentages of African American Physics and Astronomy majors are extremely low. In the most recent report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) TEAM-UP, ‘The Time Is Now: Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics & Astronomy’, the metrics and data presented in the appendix clearly indicate disparities in African Americans awarded bachelors degrees in Physics and Astronomy. However, as a black female physics student having attended a Predominantly White Institution (PWI), I didn’t need to confirm this with statistics having experienced the underrepresentation. In this talk, I will explore these disparities from a student’s perspective and outline methods for systemic change. By laying out some key terms and factors as indicated in |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:24AM - 11:00AM |
L62.00005: Panel Discussion
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