Discover Magazine recently named President Jackson one of the “50 most important women in science.” The November issue, currently on newsstands, recognizes Rensselaer’s 18th President as being part of the influential few who have removed barriers for women and under-represented minorities in science.
Jackson has been increasingly outspoken on her views of encouraging under-represented minority groups to enter the technical fields as she identifies what she calls “The Quiet Crisis: Falling Short in Producing American Scientific and Technical Talent.”
“There is a quiet crisis building in the United States—a crisis that could jeopardize the nation’s pre-eminence and well-being,” said Jackson. “The crisis stems from the gap between the nation’s growing need for scientists, engineers, and other technologically skilled workers, and its production of them. It has been mounting gradually, but inexorably, and if permitted to continue, it could undermine the global leadership America currently enjoys.”
