Finding and Keeping Graduate Students in the Mathematical Sciences II

寻找并留住数学科学研究生 II

• 批准号: 0907840
• 负责人: Amy Cohen
• 金额: $ 4.94万
• 依托单位: American Institute of Mathematics
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2010-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0907840&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Finding; Keeping; Graduate; Students; Mathematical

This grant supports a workshop for seven teams from graduate programs to (i) learn about effective initiatives to broaden participation by U.S. undergraduates in graduate study of mathematics and to improve outcomes for graduate students and (ii) draw up concrete plans to implement such practices in their home departments. Anticipated improvements will occur in recruitment, admissions decisions, student persistence to completion of graduate degrees, and preparation for careers in professional mathematics. The focus is on broadening access and enhancing success for students from American undergraduate programs, particularly women and members of underrepresented groups. Nonetheless, recommended practices will be known to improve outcomes for all students.This workshop is modeled on a successful workshop of the same name held in 2006. Departments from the 2006 workshop have reported implementing changes based on that workshop and have provided preliminary evidence of improved outcomes for students. It is one part of a multi-component effort to identify, document, and disseminate information on effective practices for increasing the size and quality of the mathematical workforce to meet the needs of the private sector and government as well as higher education.

这笔赠款支持为来自研究生项目的七个团队举办研讨会，以（i）了解扩大美国本科生对数学研究生学习的参与并提高研究生成果的有效举措，以及（ii）制定具体计划在其所在​​院系实施此类实践。 预计招生、录取决定、学生完成研究生学位的毅力以及专业数学职业的准备方面都会出现改善。 重点是扩大美国本科课程学生的入学机会并提高其成功率，特别是女性和代表性不足群体的成员。 尽管如此，建议的做法将提高所有学生的学习成果。本次研讨会以 2006 年成功举办的同名研讨会为蓝本。2006 年研讨会的各部门报告了基于该研讨会实施的变革，并提供了学生学习成果改善的初步证据。 它是多方面努力的一部分，旨在确定、记录和传播有关有效实践的信息，以增加数学劳动力的规模和质量，以满足私营部门和政府以及高等教育的需求。