Minority Doctorates Data Suppressed

Those interested in diversifying the ranks of professors lost a key source of information when the National Science Foundation stopped releasing data on racial and ethnic groups in its annual Survey of Earned Doctorates if their numbers are too small. While we know that in 2005, six black people earned doctorates in earth, atmospheric and marine sciences, the NSF won’t reveal how many earned the degrees in 2006. For Native Americans, the impact of the new policy is especially dramatic.

Inside Higher Ed reports.