STEM
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Transparency in Diversity Action at the University of Chicago
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Guy Whittall-Scherfee recently completed the Writing Persuasive Policy Program with the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. America’s universities are facing a crisis of their own creation. Despite a growing population and increased effort to support higher education, attendance at universities nationwide has decreased. This is not due…
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Major Choices: What Pushes Women Out of STEM Fields?
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Although women have entered the workforce and obtained degrees in higher education in increasing numbers over the past several decades, the wage disparity between genders persists. This phenomenon can be partially explained by differences in choices of college majors: women tend to choose majors associated with lower-paying jobs, such as…
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Baby Boomers Are Crowding Out Millennial Scientists
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Scientific innovation has positioned the United States as the global economic leader in the 21st century. However, a 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics report suggests a problem for the future of STEM in the U.S. The report found that after years of pushing young people to study the sciences, there is a significant…
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How Does Compulsory Math Education Close the Racial Income Gap?
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education has been a national imperative for decades. More recent administrations have prioritized STEM in schools due to the rising importance of mathematical skills in the labor market. The American Competitive Initiative, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2006, committed a…
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Does Merit-Based Financial Aid Reduce the Number of STEM Graduates?
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Although ensuring access of talented individuals to higher education is of great importance, there is evidence that suggests that merit-based financial aid reduces the number of graduates in STEM fields, one of the main drivers of innovation and, thus, of economic growth.
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Is America Perpetuating Inequality by Increasing the Number of Schools Teaching STEM?
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) jobs are in high demand, but STEM educational programs may not reach all American students equally.
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Barriers for Highly Skilled Immigrants: Why should American firms care?
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How would hiring more highly skilled immigrants impact American firms?