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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out. Leyva is an associate professor of Mathematics Education & STEM Higher Education in the Vanderbilt University-Peabody College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has remained one of the magazine’s most popular editions since its inception.

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Summer Reads

Purdue University Global

While her vulgar and neglectful parents fail to recognize her mathematical and literary talents, a kind teacher, Miss Honey, nurtures Matilda’s intellect and shows her compassion. Dale is written for NASCAR fans who still remember February 17, 2001, in vivid detail and still expect to see the black #3 on the backstretch on a Sunday afternoon.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Since 2001, the foundation has given over $270 million in advance grants to institutions and nonprofit groups in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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