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NEW VOICES IN CHEMISTRY
I
will never forget the moment i
introducedmyfirstfemalegraduatestu-
dent to my formerly all-male research
group. There was a brief, yet tangible
silence during which the new student
wondered, "Do I really belong here?"The
answersthatstudentsdeveloptosuchques-
tions contribute to their "hidden curricu-
lum,"whichgenerallycomprisesalltheles-
sonstheylearnoverandabovewhatweplan
toteach them.
Numbersrevealthepowerof
the hidden curriculum in aca-
demia:In 1996,women earned
43%of allbachelor'sdegrees in
chemistryand30%ofallchem-
istry doctorates. In 1995,

Source: Auerbach, Scott M. - Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Collections: Chemistry