Tag Archives: STEM education
Backtalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Over the years, Neil deGrasse Tyson has become perhaps the most recognized scientist in the…
By Alan Hughes
Black America’s Education Crisis
... and what you can do about it
In January, Kelley Williams-Bolar served nine days in jail and was sentenced to two years…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
WATCH: will.i.am Pushes Youth Education in the Sciences with TV Special
The Black Eyed Peas frontman looks to make science and technology cool for kids
Entrepreneur/artist will.i.am advocates STEM education for young people so America can remain competitive in the…
By Anslem Samuel
About This Issue: Evolving to Innovate
When it comes to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, women in particular aren’t…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Women In STEM
Though small in number, these women blaze trails in the science and technology fields
African American women earned only 0.34% of Ph.D.s in computer science and 0.58% in engineering,…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
STEM Spotlight: Burns Leads Effort to Change The Equation
Advice and news about careers, education, and business opportunities in science and technology
The White House pegged Xerox CEO, Ursula Burns, to lead the Educate to Innovate program.…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
STEM Spotlight: Mary J. Blige, NASA Pair Up to Get Girls Into Science
Advice and news about careers, education, and business opportunities in science and technology
Mary J. Blige is collaborating with NASA to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers. BlackEnterprise.com…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
STEM Spotlight: How to Find a STEM-oriented College or University
Advice and news about careers, education, and business opportunities in science and technology
For African Americans, finding success in STEM fields is contingent on the amount of support…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
STEM Spotlight: 7 Ways to Pique Your Child’s Interest in Science
Advice and news about careers, education, and business opportunities in science and technology
Looking for ways to pique your child’s interest in science and engineering? Well it starts…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Adding Diversity Into the Equation
Minority chemists face barriers in the pipeline between academia and the workplace
Less than a year after Teri Quinn Gray began working as a research manager for…
