No Blacks Among the 72 New Members of the National Academy of Sciences

Recently the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members. Scholars selected for membership are honored for their contributions to scientific research. The National Academy of Sciences does not disclose data on the race of new inductees or of its total membership. But JBHE research has determined that not one of the 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences is an African American.

All told, the National Academy of Sciences now has 2,041 members. JBHE’s count shows that seven of the academy’s 2,041 members, or 0.3 percent, are black.

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