Thursday, November 27, 2008

Blacks in Computer Science: The Secrets of Their Success

In the near future, there may be a noticeable increase of Black-owned technology companies that offer computer and/or engineering services.

After years of being labeled an "underrepresented minority" in computer science, African Americans in the U.S. are on the brink of leaving that category, with Bachelor's degrees in hand.

According to the Federal Government's National Center for Education Statistics, Black students received 12.4 percent of the baccalaureates in computer and information sciences awarded by U.S. colleges and universities in 2005-06. That's nearly equal to the percentage of blacks in the U.S. population (12.8 percent).

For advocates of minority participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), reaching this milestone is cause for celebration, especially since diversity in engineering remains stagnant. Black students received only 5 percent of the nation's bachelor's degrees in engineering awarded in 2005-06.

The November/December 2008 issue of NSBE Magazine presents an in-depth look at these important happenings, in a feature article titled, Blacks in Computer Science: The Secrets of Their Success.

To download the PDF, visit:
http://national.nsbe.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YsNdVlXt/08=&tabid=98&mid=447

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