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An Equity and Access Champion

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educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Dueñas says her work calls upon “researchers, educators, [and] even, at times, policymakers to think about the ways in which policies, curriculums, rules, bylaws.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

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The Sloan Foundation has launched a portfolio of grants that are creating and widening pathways from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to doctoral degree programs, which tend to be at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring.

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

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Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. As he prepares to retire Aug.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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They focus on experiential learning in New York City, mentoring and research support for students. Byrne is intent on increasing Macaulay’s already high graduation rate of approximately 80%, which continues to rise even as the number of Pell Grant recipients has risen. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

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In our field of biomedical engineering there are all these aspects of hidden curriculum that we wanted to be able to address by creating a community,” Moore said. biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The COVID-19 pandemic significantly slowed Moore’s research and her ability to train her students.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill

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Hamm Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate. Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate.

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