Maximizing Recruitment, Persistence and Success of Undergraduate Women in Science

巴纳德学院为25名主修生物、化学、物理和数学的女生提供奖学金。通过参加6个社区建设研讨会，五组学生正在发展成为一个支持性的团队，这些研讨会旨在解决学生在学年的特定时间出现的问题，并每年参加一次强制性的研讨会。巴纳德学院是哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University）附属的一所女子学院，它的教育优势使学者们的成功最大化，因为它可以获得一所主要大学的优势。有针对性的指导和研讨会鼓励学生在课堂内外蓬勃发展。更广泛的影响包括眼前的和长期的。从短期来看，学生们获得了宝贵的时间来攻读课程繁重的理科专业，而在此期间，勤工俭学的额外负担会导致学生流失。此外，学生毕业时没有沉重的债务负担，这可能会破坏他们对所选科学学科的承诺。从长远来看，巴纳德的学生支持结构培养了学生对科学的天生好奇心，并鼓励他们承担指导未来同龄人的责任。巴纳德学院学者计划正在为国家建设科学和研究基础设施做出贡献，特别是为妇女。在文科的优秀基础上，学者毕业时具有广阔的世界观以及在STEM学科的强烈背景。

Barnard College is providing scholarships to 25 women majoring in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. Five cohorts of students are developing into a supportive team by attending 6 community-building workshops designed to address student concerns that develop at specific times during the academic year and by attending a mandatory seminar each year. Scholars' success is being maximized by the educational advantages of a small liberal arts college -- Barnard is a college for women affiliated with Columbia University -- with access to the advantages of a major university. Targeted mentoring and workshops encourage students to flourish in the classroom and beyond. Broader impacts are both immediate and long-term. In the short term, students are gaining valuable time to pursue the course-heavy science majors during which an added burden of work-study drives attrition. Further, students graduate without the heavy burden of debt that can derail a commitment to their chosen scientific discipline. In the long term, the student-support structures at Barnard foster the students' innate curiosity in the sciences and encourage a responsibility for mentoring future cohorts themselves. The Barnard College Scholars Program is contributing to national efforts to build the science and research infrastructure, especially for women. With an excellent grounding in the liberal arts, scholars graduate with a broad worldview as well as an intense background in STEM disciplines.