Low MISC: Why encouraging Minority Involvement...
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Data shows underrepresented minorities are 33.2% of college-age Americans but only 17.7% of advanced STEM degree holders, and Taulbee Survey shows decline in CS enrollment from Baccalaureate to Masters/PhD for African‑Americans. Unemployment in computing runs ~3.5% versus 9.6% for Latinos and 13.8% for African‑Americans, median computing salary is $77,000. Internship stipend examples (Google ≈ $7,000/mo, Amazon ~6–7.5k, Apple ~6k + housing) and federal programs (Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, My Brother’s Keeper) are cited as interventions.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:55Definition of Minority
- 1:42Minority Majority
- 2:27Unemployment
- 4:28Median Salary
- 6:03Martin Luther King
- 7:00Encouraging the Strong Pipeline
- 8:27Access and Computing
- 10:20Student Experience
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