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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. Finally, Video 5 (“Of Triumph and Perseverance”) offers an illustration of a Black male success story.

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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

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Previously, she has served in academic leadership positions at Oregon State University and The Pennsylvania State University. Her research has also included co-curricular STEM education and its role in undergraduate identity formation. Nembhard Nembhard is currently dean and Roy J. Nembhard holds a Ph.D. and an M.S.

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Pride in the Halls

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“The goal was to bring new and exciting events and speakers that were accessible to students and to build awareness and provide some educational and engaging programming and resources that would offer a sense of community and belonging to our students,” says Roth. There is also still a lack of LGBTQ focused academic classes.”

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Edington Appointed President of the University of the District of Columbia

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A physical chemist with a research specialty in ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Edington’s scholarly work includes matters such as research and training for faculty in STEM education.

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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.

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AERA Announces 2024 Fellows

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He has ushered the College of Education through the finalization of a strategic plan and strengthened relationships with the MSU College of Natural Science and MSU Health Sciences, resulting in new initiatives like the Advancing Education with Science strategic priority.