diversity

Currently students of color are underrepresented in medical schools, but their numbers are slowly growing.

Health & Safety

A Push For Diversity In Medical School Is Slowly Paying Off

5:19pm December 04, 2018

by Mara Gordon

American medical schools have historically been disproportionately white, but they are starting to attract more diverse students. The change may be the result of a diversity policy with teeth.

Google Program At N.C. A&T University Aims To Increase Diversity In Tech

4:43pm September 21, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

North Carolina A&T University has teamed up with Google this semester with the goal of improving diversity in tech.

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Guidance Encouraging Affirmative Action

6:33pm July 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The departments of Justice and Education have retracted letters and memos suggesting ways schools and colleges can consider race to encourage diversity.

Dr. Katie Merriam, an OB-GYN resident in Charlotte, N.C., says she loves her mostly female work environment but also appreciates having male colleagues.

Male OB-GYNs Are Rare, But Is That A Problem?

2:50pm April 12, 2018

by Alex Olgin

Women outnumber men in obstetrics and gynecology residencies and medical practices in the U.S. Heads of training programs now wonder if they should go out of their way to recruit more men.

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has worked to make diversity a priority. In recent years, the museum has seen an increase in the percentage of nonwhite visitors.

How An Art Museum Is Reaching A More Diverse Audience

6:14am January 07, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has undertaken several efforts to increase the proportion of nonwhite visitors. Director Rand Suffolk tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro how they did it.

Workers pull pipes from an oil well in 2016 near Crescent, Okla. The oil industry wants to attract a new, more diverse generation of workers, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Big Oil Has A Diversity Problem

7:50am November 05, 2017

by Jeff Brady

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Plates of blood clams are on display at a stand in one of Jakarta's outdoor food courts.

World News

Indonesian Food Blogger: The Unifying Power Of Cuisine And Social Media

5:12pm November 03, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

The diverse Southeast Asian country has more than 17,000 islands, a median age of 29 and an expansive fare influenced by many cultures. And the tech-savvy population is reaching out to the world.

Education

'Diversity Gap' Between Teachers, Students Is High In Much Of North Carolina

4:37pm October 25, 2017

by Sean Bueter

A new analysis from the Brookings Institution shows

Harvey Mudd College students Ellen Seidel and Christine Chen work on a summer research project in computer science.

Colleges Have Increased Women Computer Science Majors: What Can Google Learn?

11:28am August 11, 2017

by Laura Sydell

About half of Harvey Mudd College computer science graduates are women, up sharply in the past decade. It and other schools found success by adjusting their curriculums and making other changes.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address of the Google I/O conference, in May.

Google Cancels Town Hall After Employee's Controversial Diversity Memo

9:06pm August 10, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The meeting had been called to discuss fallout from the memo written by a senior software engineer who complained that "biological causes" explained why women were underrepresented at the tech giant.