TEAM-UP REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS - THE TIME - Systemic Changes to Increase African

TEAM-UP REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS THE TIME Systemic Changes to Increase African IS NOW Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astronomy THE TIME IS NOW Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astronomy FACTOR 1: Fostering a sense of belonging is essential for African American BELONGING student persistence and success. [...] • Departments should encourage and support all new faculty to attend workshops on teaching and mentoring offered by their campus center for teaching and learning or other venues such as the New Faculty Workshop hosted by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in conjunction with the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and APS. [...] • A consortium of physical sciences societies should be formed to raise a $50M endowment from foundations and individuals to support minoritized students with unmet financial need in physics and astronomy and to support the implementation of this report’s recommendations by departments. [...] • Department chairs and officers should set norms and values of inclusion and belonging; recruit, develop, and support a diverse faculty; and oversee structures, policies, and practices that enhance the success of African American students. [...] • Departments should review and learn from related reports and programs of other science and scholarly organizations including the AAS (Nashville Recommendations, Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education), APS (LGBT Climate in Physics, Effective Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Women in Physics, Effective Practices for Physics Programs, and the APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Eq.