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(Request Permission) Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary DEVELOPING A NATIONAL STEM WORKFORCE STRATEGY A WORKSHOP SUMMARY Joe Alper, Rapporteur Board on Higher Education and Workforce Policy and Global Affairs Division Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 This activity was supported by Contract No. DGE-1449332 with the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organiza- tion or agency that provided support for the project. 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Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary The National Academy of Sciences was established in 1863 by an Act of Con- gress, signed by President Lincoln, as a private, nongovernmental institution to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology. Members are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to research. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone is president. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964 under the char- ter of the National Academy of Sciences to bring the practices of engineering to advising the nation. Members are elected by their peers for extraordinary contributions to engineering. Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., is president. The National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) was estab lished in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences to advise the nation on medical and health issues. Members are elected by their peers for distinguished contributions to medicine and health. Dr. Victor J. Dzau is president. The three Academies work together as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation and conduct other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The Academies also encourage education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science, engineering, and medicine. Learn more about the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi- cine at www.national-academies.org. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON DEVELOPING A STEM WORKFORCE STRATEGY RODNEY C. ADKINS (Chair), Senior Vice President of Partnership Strategy (retired), IBM DANIEL E. ATKINS, III, Professor Emeritus of Information and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan GREGORY CAMILLI, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University REBECCA DERNBERGER, Vice President and General Manager, Northeast Division, Manpower, Inc. KIMBERLY A. GREEN, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium MARY ALICE MCCARTHY, Senior Policy Analyst, Higher Education Initiative, New America Foundation DeRIONNE P. POLLARD, President, Montgomery College RUSSELL W. RUMBERGER, Professor of Education, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara DEBRA W. STEWART, Former President, Council of Graduate Schools HOLLY ZANVILLE, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation v Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary BOARD ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE WILLIAM E. KIRWAN (Chair), Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland F. KING ALEXANDER, President and Chancellor, Louisiana State University JOHN SEELY BROWN, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, and Independent Co-chairman, Deloitte Center for the Edge ANGELA BYARS-WINSTON, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison CARLOS CASTILLO-CHAVEZ, Regents and Joaquin Bustoz Professor of Mathematical Biology, and Director, Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State University JARED L. COHON, President Emeritus and University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University RITA COLWELL, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University APRILLE ERICSSON, Aerospace Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center RICHARD FREEMAN, Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University EARL LEWIS, President, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation SALLY MASON, President Emerita, University of Iowa FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District SUBHASH SINGHAL, Battelle Fellow Emeritus, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff TOM RUDIN, Director, Board on Higher Education and Workforce ELIZABETH O’HARE, Program Officer (until January, 2016) NINA BOSTON, Research Associate IRENE NGUN, Research Associate Consultant JOE ALPER, Rapporteur vi Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary Acknowledgments The committee thanks the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its support of this summit and for the many experts within NSF with whom it met in the course of planning the summit, each of whom provided valuable insights and ideas in shaping the project. This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with pro- cedures approved by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the insti- tution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: Daniel Atkins, University of Michigan; Scott Ellsworth, Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships; Richard Freeman, Harvard University; Melvin Greer, Lockheed Martin; Peter Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and William Rudman, AHIMA Foundation. Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the report, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Marigold Linton, University of Kansas. Appointed by the Academies, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance vii Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the rapporteur and the institution. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Workshop Themes, 3 Organization of the Summary, 5 Issues That Emerged During the Workshop, 6 2 THE STEM WORKFORCE LANDSCAPE 9 Modeling What We Teach, 9 Revisiting the STEM Workforce, 12 America’s Millennials