Wanda E. Ward Ph.D.Acting Assistant Director
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
October 30, 2009HBCU-UP 2009 National Research Conference
Innovative IdeasThe creative engagement of
diverse ideas and perspectives is essential to . . . transformative
research . . . National Science Foundation
Inclusive WorkforceIf we engage the talent . . . of all of our young people in science and
engineering studies and professions — we will . . have
acknowledged the value inherent in talent and inherent in diversity.
National Science Board
Greater Economic EfficiencyStudies have shown that appropriate
investment in preparing a diverse workforce yields substantial economic benefits to the
nation.Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
HBCUHBCUss
1998HBCU UP - Cohort 1
•Morehouse College•Morgan State University•Southern University
18372009
105 HBCUs Nationwide
78% of HBCUs Received NSF Funding in the
Past Decade
30,000 STEM majors 16,000 STEM graduates
38% of graduates had research experience
IGERT -Tuskegee GK-12 -Savannah, Howard GRF -Hampton, Howard, NC A&T PREM -Tuskegee, Xavier PAARE -South Carolina State, Southern U. EEC -NC A&T
Increase the opportunities to participate in and benefit from federal programs
26 + Hampton Tennessee Howard Jackson State
NC A&T
11-25 Norfolk Delaware State
Southern U.
Tuskegee
Florida A&M Morgan Spelman
6-10 NC Central
Morehouse Savannah Texas Southern
Prairie View Xavier Winston
SalemUVI
NorfolkHamptonHowardJacksonTuskegeeMorehousePrairie ViewNC A&TTexas SouthernSouthern U.TennesseeShawFlorida A&MMorgan
HowardHamptonSouthern U.TuskegeeTennessee
VA StateNC A&TTuskegeeJohnson C. Smith
NorfolkJacksonTuskegee
Alabama StateUMD – ESFlorida A&M
Alabama StateTuskegee
NorfolkTennessee
Fort ValleySouthern U.NC CentralNorfolkWinston SalemHamptonHowardMississippi ValleyXavierBennettMorehouseUVINC A&TSouthern U.Florida A&MTennesseeSpelman
JacksonTuskegeeU. of Virgin IslandsMorgan
Sustaining New Progress Pathways
Sustaining New Progress Pathways
Fort ValleyU of AK – PBU of DCMorehousePrairie ViewNorfolkHamptonJacksonWinston SalemNC A&TFlorida A&MMorganSpelman
HowardSouthern U.TuskegeeJacksonXavierVA StatePrairie ViewNC A&TSothern U.Florida A&MSpelman
NorfolkJacksonTuskegeeNC A&TBethune- CookmanHowardFlorida A&MMorgan
NorfolkSavannahHamptonHowardJacksonJohnson C. SmithNC A&TTexas Southern
SavannahWinston-SalemHamptonHowardJackson
DillardHoward
SavannahBenedictHowardFlorida A&MSpelman
DelawareAlconHamptonNC A&THowardJacksonLincolnTuskegeeUMD-ESXavierTennessee
Bowie StateSouthern U.Tennessee
NC CentralSC StateNC A&TMorganTennessee
Jackson State University Cheyney University
Howard University
Benedict College
Shaw University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T University
- President Barack ObamaApril 27, 2009