Precis on “Changing the Chairs: Impact of Workshop Activities in Assisting

               In the article “Changing the Chairs: Impact of Workshop Activities in Assisting

Chemistry Department Chairs in Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity” (2011) by Jean Stockard, et al., the authors claim that a workshop for the leaders of various chemistry college departments in 2007 was successful in attempting to convince these chemistry leaders that they, their colleagues, and their universities could play a significant role in diversifying the chemistry departments. The authors support this claim with surveys taken pre- and post-workshop by those at the workshop that show statistical evidence to prove that those involved became more aware of the issues of racial and ethnic diversity and what they can do to solve it. The purpose of this article is to summarize the events that occurred at this 2007 workshop and also provide the data from the survey conducted in order to show an increase in awareness of racism in chemistry departments and the need to remove such racism. The intended audience of this article is a group of educated people, probably chemists, who are concerned about racism in education but are also educated enough to interpret statistical data and read the lab-report style format of the article.

Jean Stockard, et al. "Changing The Chairs: Impact Of Workshop Activities In Assisting Chemistry Department Chairs In Achieving Racial And Ethnic Diversity." Journal Of Chemical Education 88.6 (2011): 721-725. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Apr. 2012.