EMSW21-MCTP: Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.s in the Mathematical Sciences

EMSW21-MCTP：非裔美国数学科学博士培养联盟

• 批准号: 0502354
• 负责人: Philip Kutzko
• 金额: $ 224.67万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0502354&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EMSW21; MCTP; Alliance; Production; African

Member institutions of the Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.s in the Mathematical Sciences. (APAAPMS) will carry out several projects which will lead to an increase in the number of African Americans who enroll in doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences as well as an increase in the number of these students who obtain the Ph.D. The Alliance, which consists of mathematics departments at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) together with departments in the mathematical sciences at the three Iowa Regents universities, will expand activities that they are presently undertaking in this area. The first of these projects, the Alliance Scholar's Program, identifies eight students at each participating Alliance HBCU and provides these students with close mentoring by teams consisting of HBCU and Iowa Regents mathematics faculty. A second project, the Alliance Summer Research Experience, provides an eight week intensive research experience for Alliance Scholars as well as for selected undergraduate mathematics majors from other institutions. A third project, the Alliance Curriculum Project, provides for a careful analysis of the similarities and differences of undergraduate mathematics courses taught at participating institutions with an eye toward building seamless transitions between undergraduate mathematics programs at Alliance HBCUs and doctoral programs at majority institutions. A fourth project, the Alliance High School Math Circle, involves Alliance Scholars in outreach activities in the communities in which their schools are located.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) enroll approximately 20% of all African Americans who attend four year undergraduate institutions; they account for approximately 30% of all African Americans who graduate from these institutions. Yet, with the exception of three or four elite HBCUs with an established tradition of excellence, it is extremely rare for graduates of HBCUs to enroll in doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences or, indeed, in any doctoral program which leads to a position in the professoriate. The reason for this is not hard to ascertain: in fact, with few exceptions, African Americans were simply not welcome among the ranks of the professoriate until quite recently. As a result, HBCUs have tended to focus on producing professionals - doctors, lawyers, teachers and religious leaders who have historically provided critical infrastructure to a community at risk due to segregation and overt discrimination. Less than 2% of all Ph.D. in mathematics awarded at US universities each year are awarded to African Americans, a percentage that has remained more or less stable over the last twenty five years. It is the goal of this project to ease the transition to graduate programs in mathematics for students attending HBCUs with an eye toward improving these numbers.

数学科学非洲裔美国人博士生培养联盟的成员机构。（APAAPMS）将开展几个项目，这将导致在非洲裔美国人谁在数学科学博士课程注册的人数增加，以及在这些学生谁获得博士学位的人数增加。 该联盟由四所历史上黑人学院和大学的数学系以及三所爱荷华州摄政大学的数学科学系组成，将扩大他们目前在这一领域开展的活动。 这些项目中的第一个，联盟学者计划，确定在每个参与联盟HBCU八名学生，并为这些学生提供密切的指导小组组成的HBCU和爱荷华州摄政数学教师。第二个项目，联盟夏季研究经验，为联盟学者以及从其他机构选定的本科数学专业提供了为期八周的密集研究经验。 第三个项目，联盟课程项目，提供了一个仔细分析的相似性和差异的本科数学课程在参与机构，着眼于建立在联盟HBCU和博士课程在大多数机构的本科数学课程之间的无缝过渡。 第四个项目，联盟高中数学圈，涉及联盟学者在其学校所在的社区外展活动。历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）招收了大约20%的所有非洲裔美国人谁参加四年制本科院校;他们占所有非洲裔美国人谁从这些机构毕业的约30%。 然而，除了三个或四个精英HBCUs与卓越的传统，这是极其罕见的HBCUs的毕业生报名参加数学科学博士课程，或者，事实上，在任何博士课程，导致在教授的位置。 其原因不难确定：事实上，除了少数例外，非洲裔美国人直到最近才受到教授队伍的欢迎。 因此，HBCUs往往侧重于培养专业人员-医生、律师、教师和宗教领袖，他们在历史上为因隔离和公开歧视而面临风险的社区提供了关键的基础设施。 不到2%的博士美国大学每年颁发的数学奖都颁发给非洲裔美国人，这一比例在过去25年中或多或少保持稳定。 这是该项目的目标，以减轻过渡到数学研究生课程的学生参加HBCU着眼于提高这些数字。