African American Workforce Development in Physics and Astronomy: A Workshop

南加州大学将举办一次研讨会，以确定和解决影响非裔美国学生在物理和天文学领域的职业道路的问题。来自PK-12、高等教育、工业和专业协会的不同专家将聚集在一起，(1)确定以证据为基础的方法来减轻非裔美国学生的障碍？(2)讨论对旨在增加非裔美国人在物理学和天文学中的代表性的计划或活动进行更严格的第三方评估的战略，以及(3)提出专门侧重于在物理学和天文学劳动力中代表性不足的研究主题。为期两天的研讨会恰逢全国黑人物理学家协会的年会，并将采用基于优势的路径模型？讨论以行动为导向、系统的、以数据为导向的战略，以扩大非裔美国人对物理学和天文学的参与。讲习班将产生可供包括社区大学在内的各利益攸关方社区使用的知识，以设计有效的干预措施，扭转物理学和天文学方面的不利趋势。它还将促进合作，实施创新，扩大对这些学科的参与。

The University of Southern California will conduct a workshop to identify and address issues that impact career pathways for African American students in physics and astronomy. Diverse experts from Pk-12, higher education, industry, and professional societies will convene to (1) identify evidence-based approaches to mitigating barriers to African American students? academic performance and workforce participation, (2) discuss strategies for more rigorous, third-party evaluations of programs or activities designed to increase the representation of African Americans in physics and astronomy, and (3) propose research topics focused specifically on underrepresentation in the physics and astronomy workforce. The two-day workshop coincide with the annual meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and will employ a ?strengths-based, pathway model? approach to discuss an action-oriented, systematic, data-driven strategy to broaden the participation of African Americans in physics and astronomy. The workshop will result in knowledge that can be used by various stakeholder communities, including community colleges, to design effective interventions to reverse the negative trends in physics and astronomy. It also will catalyze collaborations to implement innovations to broaden participation in those disciplines.