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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

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The Sloan Foundation is also supporting each institution’s participation in the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium , a networked improvement community that equips participants with research, tools, and change management strategies to achieve systemic change.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Sloan Foundation is also supporting each institution’s participation in the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium , a networked improvement community that equips participants with research, tools, and change management strategies to achieve systemic change.

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Making Math More Equitable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford, a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, says she is impressed by Leyva’s scholarly productivity, noting that his research addresses important gaps in STEM educational research and literature. Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

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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. We evolved our mentoring program so that it better serves the students we are supporting at this time,” says Valencia. The opposite is true for Leyva. “As

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Former Congresswoman from Texas is Dead at 88

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As Chair of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, she insisted on investing in STEM education — with an emphasis on equity and inclusion — so that American minds shape the economy of tomorrow and solve the great challenges of our time,” Pelosi said in a statement. standing up for civil rights and women’s rights.

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Women in STEM: Perception Versus Reality

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Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. The National Girls Collaborative Project’s 2023 “State of Girls and Women in STEM” report revealed much of the same.

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“A Million Miles Away” watch party with José Hernández

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From there, I started visiting local high schools and community colleges, passionately advocating for STEM education. My journey of reaching out to kids began when I was an engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and as a GEM scholar, I got a fellowship for my graduate degree at UC Santa Barbara.