Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

Workshop on Areas of Disparity

Disproportionately Affecting Underrepresented Minorities

Supported by the National Science FoundationÕs Directorate for

Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)

 

The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel ¥ 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW ¥ Washington, DC

February 22-23, 2008

 

AGENDA

 

Workshop Meeting Location at the Hotel                                                                    State Room

 

Friday, February 22

 

AM

  8:30               Continental Breakfast and Registration

 

  9:00               Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

                        Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

 

  9:15               Overview of Critical Areas of Disparity

                        J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network

 

  9:45               Presentation on Disparities in Education

                        Stephanie Robinson, Principal Partner Emeritus, Education Trust

 

10:15               Break

 

10:30               Discussion of Disparities in Education

                        (What is or should be the role of social, behavioral, and economic scientists in
                          helping to reduce or eliminate these disparities?)

 

11:00               Presentation on Disparities in Socio-economic Status

                        Margaret Simms, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

 

11:30               Discussion of Disparities in Socio-economic Status

                        (How does socio-economic status relate to the other disparities? What can and
                          should be done, based on research findings, to help reduce or eliminate       
                          disparities in socio-economic status?)

 

NOON/PM

12:00               Working Lunch

(Discussion of Existing and New Strategies for Enhancing the Involvement of
  Faculty and Students from Minority-serving Institutions in Research Related to 
  the Areas of Disparity at the Participating Universities)

                         Monica Mitchell, QEM Associate, Moderator

 

  1:15               Panel on NSF Funding Opportunities in the Social, Behavioral and
                                    Economic Sciences (SBE)

                        Kellina Craig-Henderson, Program Director

SBE Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

                        Fahmida Chowdhury, Program Director, Cross-Directorate Programs

Patricia White, Program Director, Moderator

Division of Social and Economic Sciences

                                    National Science Foundation  

                                   

  1:45               Presentation on Disparities in Environmental Justice

                        Robert Bullard, Ware Distinguished Professor of Sociology and

                                    Director, Environmental Justice Resource Center

                                    Clark Atlanta University

 

  2:15               Discussion of Disparities in Environmental Justice

                        (How do these disparities relate to poverty, health, and education? What        
                          strategies can and should be used to help reduce or eliminate these disparities?)

 

  2:45               Presentation on Disparities in Health

                        Randall C. Morgan, Jr., Executive Director

W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association (NMA) Health Institute

 

  3:15               Break

 

  3:30               Discussion of Disparities in Health

(What are the social, behavioral, and economic factors that contribute to        
              health disparities negatively affecting minority groups? How can greater
              knowledge and understanding of these factors be used to help reduce or      
              eliminate these disparities?)

 

  4:00               Presentation on Disparities in Criminal Justice

Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project

 

  4:30               Discussion of Disparities in Criminal Justice

                        (How does this disparity relate to the other disparities, particularly education and
                          socio-economic status? What can and should be done, based on research
                          findings, to reduce or eliminate these disparities?)

 

  5:00               Summary Observations about the Discussions on Day One

                        Althea Burns, QEM Associate

 

  5:15               Adjournment, Day One

 

Saturday, February 23

 

AM

  8:30               Continental Breakfast

 

  9:00               Overview of the NSF Science and Technology Centers (STC) Program

                        Margaret E. M. Tolbert, Senior Advisor, Office of Integrative Activities
                        and Executive Liaison for the Committee on Equal Opportunities     
                        in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), National Science Foundation

 

  9:30               Recommendations from the draft SBE Action Plan

                        J. Arthur Jones, QEM Network

 

10:00               Discussion of Ideas for an SBE Center Model Focused on Research and
                        Education Related to the Areas of Disparity

                       

10:30               Break

 

10:45               Continued Discussion on an SBE Center Model, Summary of Ideas,
                                    and Recommendations

 

NOON/PM

12:00               Working Lunch (Opportunities for Stronger Collaborations with Minority-
                                    serving Institutions to Address Areas of Disparity)

                        Shirley McBay, QEM Network, Moderator

 

  1:15               Discussion of Plans for Follow-up Actions by Individual Institutions

 

  2:00               Adjournment