News from The Black Scholars Index^™

Greetings Black Scholars!

The development of The Black Scholars Index continues and it gets more and more exciting each week! This month’s news features:

1. an expanded mission and vision,
2. stats about BSI Scholars, and
3. announcements about our new Blog and the BSI Digital Library or Repository!

Please continue to spread the word and invite others to join.

Expanded Mission/Vision

As we have been developing BSI, we have discovered that students of all ages could benefit from encouragement from and access to scholars like you. So, we’re changing things around to accommodate all students. What does this mean for you?

Well, it means that those with or pursuing an advanced degree now have the opportunity to mentor an elementary, middle, high school, and/or college student when we launch the mentoring component. It also means that you can tell any college student to sign-up. We will let you know when access to younger students is available. BSI is not just for those with PhDs anymore – although, scholars with PhDs will still be highlighted and serviced accordingly.

So, Who are BSI’s Scholars Anyway?

Well, at the timing of this enewsletter, there are 115 Black Scholars enrolled with BSI.

• 66% are female.
• 34% are male.
• 22% are in a relationship.
• 27% are married.
• 48% are single.
• 33% are parents.
• 43% have published papers about their work or similar interests.
• 21% are in fraternities and sororities.
• 49% attended an HBCU while in undergrad.
• Top BS Degree obtained = BS Biology.
• 19% attended an HBCU while obtaining their Masters degree.
• Top Masters Degree obtained = MS Public Health .
• 3% attended an HBCU while obtaining their PhD.
• Top PhD obtained = PhD in Computer Science.
• 16% are currently (tenured and non-tenured) faculty members.
• 37% are currently doctoral students.
• More than ½ work in a field related to their PhD.
• 77% expressed interest in serving as BSI mentors.

Introducing the BSI Blog

We are proud to announce the launch of the BSI Blog. Our first question asks for your thoughts about urban education and the academic achievement gap. What’s going on? Is there anything missing? What should be done? What do you think?

*If you are interested in being listed on our blogroll, please let us know.

Coming Soon! The BSI Repository (or Digital Library)

Several BSI Scholars are willing to share their publications, papers, and other multimedia material. Next month we will launch the BSI Repository. So, get ready!

Questions? Contact us at your earliest convenience.

- The Black Scholars Index!