Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2023

     

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CMOR 495 002 (CRN: 16323)

LOSING THE PRECIOUS FEW

Long Title: LOSING THE PRECIOUS FEW
Department: Comp Appl Math Operations Rsch
Instructor: Tapia, Richard
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM R (21-AUG-2023 - 1-DEC-2023) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 45
Section Enrolled: 11
Enrollment data as of: 14-NOV-2024 5:31AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
6-DEC-2023  
2:00PM - 5:00PM W
 
Description: The class will read from Tapia's text: Losing the Precious Few: How America Fails to Educate Minorities in Science and Engineering and then discuss in class issues associated with the underrepresentation of Blacks and Hispanics in academic and national science and engineering activities. Topics will include racism, immigration, student admissions, faculty hiring, faculty promotion, the role of minority serving institutions, mistaking foreign minorities for the Precious Few, support issues and leadership.