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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8 Jerlando F.L.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%.

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Advancing Black Males in STEM is My Passion — Here’s How I Got There

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Burt Derived from a decade of my research on the subject, the Black Males in Engineering (BME) project aims to address and redress the numbers of Black boys and males interested in and persisting through STEM educational pathways. Then, and only then, will we begin to address the nation and world’s biggest problems. Dr. Brian A.

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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

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It is my sincere hope that each video and handout provide valuable insights into how we —parents, caregivers, teachers, college advisors, professors, mentors, policymakers, and students themselves — can improve and better support the experiences of Black males through STEM educational pathways. Dr. Brian A.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

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Mellon Foundation, the BMRI amplifies collaborative thought leadership, and social justice and strives to counter conflicting narratives, distrust and ambiguity with a clear, authoritative voice on the experiences of Black men. Funded by a $1.4 million grant from the Andrew W. and James L.

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Pride in the Halls

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The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. One of the biggest factors for us is getting our leadership involved and getting them to support the work.”

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Report: More Women and Communities of Color in STEM Than in Past Years

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Our global leadership depends upon diversity, leveraging different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view to bring unique insights to problem solving and discovery," he said. NCSES is part of the NSF.