Changing the chairs: Impact of workshop activities in assisting chemistry department chairs in achieving racial and ethnic diversity

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 721-725

  Greene, Jessica ^a   Lewis, Priscilla A ^a   Richmond, Geraldine L ^a   Stockard, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative issues; Minorities in chemistry; Women in chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957642298     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100526b     Document Type: Article

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