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Ansley Booker has been named the inaugural Penny and Jim Coulter 1982 Executive Director of Dartmouth NEXT, a university-wide initiative at Dartmouth College aimed at expanding opportunities for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Ham holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education and a master’s in secondary education mathematics from South Carolina State University. Eric Ham Eric Ham has been appointed chief information officer at South Carolina State University.

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Hassan holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics and a master’s in math education and applied mathematics from Long Island University as well as a Ph.D. Hodan Hassan Hodan Hassan has been appointed vice president of the Office of Institutional Advancement and chief advancement officer at Morehouse College.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Hassan holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics and a master’s in math education and applied mathematics from Long Island University in New York. Hodan Hassan Hodan Hassan has been appointed vice president of the Office of Institutional Advancement and chief advancement officer at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

million gift upon Howard Community College in support of programming and scholarships in its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) division. million gift upon Howard Community College to help support it science, technology, engineering, and mathematics division.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

She is a professor and associate dean for research at Michigan State University, researching mathematics education for students with disabilities and those at-risk.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

It is expected to fund six endowed professorships in the college’s Division of Business and Economics; the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and the Arts (HSSMA); and the Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, including the Office of Health Professions. “At

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AUGUST 9, 2024

Gorman holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematical methods in the social sciences from Northwestern University, an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School, and a Ph.D. Trish Gorman Trish Gorman has been appointed dean of the Gail Miller School of Business at Salt Lake Community College.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

For more than four decades, Carmichael led Xavier’s pre-college programs, bringing young people interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, to the historically Black Catholic university in New Orleans for summer study. The university created the JW Carmichael, Jr.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Bush holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mount Vernon Nazarene University as well as an M.S. Heather Bush Heather Bush has been named dean of the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. She served as the acting dean of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. and a Ph.D.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

in mathematics from Lehigh University and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Moravian College. VTSU was launched this year, merging several schools – Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College. Mauch holds a masters and Ph.D.

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MAY 20, 2024

Pointer holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from South Carolina State and an MBA in management from Strayer University. She served as associate vice president/strategy and planning consultant for the chief operations officer on the Strategic Programs and Enterprise Change Management Team at Wells Fargo.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Notably, the endangered programs encompass graduate tracks in the School of Mathematical and Data Sciences and, alarmingly, the comprehensive Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Chad Topaz In a bid to mitigate this crisis, the university's decision-makers have unveiled plans for deep academic program cuts.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Fairman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from SUNY Albany. Fairman has been named provost, vice president of academic affairs and student affairs at Jefferson Community College. She served as the college’s interim vice president of academic affairs.

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MARCH 19, 2024

A lot of times, when students are going into mathematics, they are seeing the material for the first time and then tested on that material,” Roberson said. “If I think Dr. Roberson’s Ahead of the Game exemplifies the idea that every child has a civil right to gain math literacy.”

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MARCH 12, 2024

Cochran holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from South Carolina State University, a master’s in management from Webster University in Missouri, and a doctorate in adult and higher education from Morehead State University in Kentucky.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Benn holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics at the University of Alabama at Huntsville and an MBA from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. Brian Benn Brian Benn has been appointed vice president and chief information officer at Clark Atlanta University.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, was appointed following a months-long national search. Joseph Glover is leaving his leadership post at the University of Arizona in Tucson and headed back to the University of Florida in Gainesville after just a month on the job. Dr. Joseph Glover Glover, who holds a Ph.D.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, a Master of Engineering from Cornell University, a Master of Science from Capella University, and a Doctor of Management from Colorado Technical University.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Houghton College and master’s degrees in mathematics education from Syracuse University and in teaching and curriculum from the University of Rochester. Watson II Paul R. Watson II has been appointed president of Michigan’s Kellogg Community College. He earned an Ed.D.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Those looking to apply to Wentworth are required to have four years of English, a mathematics course on the level of Algebra II, and one laboratory science course under their belt. high school graduates in 2019 (40%) had completed precalculus/mathematical analysis. And only 16% of graduates had completed calculus that year.

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JULY 25, 2023

O’Brien-Knotts holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in mathematics from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, as well as a doctorate in higher ed administration from Northeastern University in Boston.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

To provide a backdrop, in 2022, 798,534 students were enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs in the United States (National Science Foundation, 2022). Of those, 2% (16,111) were Black males. In the same year, Black males in engineering earned 1.8%

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Dr. Hank Weddington The grant is designed to address science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher shortages and create pathways for underrepresented students to become STEM educators, according to Dr. Hank Weddington, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Lenoir-Rhyne University has been awarded a $1.2

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

She has previously been dean of science, engineering, allied health, and mathematics at Bakersfield College and administrator at Lane Community College. “Dr. in applied mathematics from University of Southern California; and a doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles. Christian holds a B.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Because Hispanics have been historically underrepresented in areas like STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), for example, or in C-Suite (executive corporate) positions, unfortunately so many students question if these things are possible for them.” in mathematics at Arizona State University.

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APRIL 20, 2023

He advised potential applicants to refine their research ideas enough to fit on one page, to reach out to those with funded projects for insight, and not to be shy about collaborating with others.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) in an initiative to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. "To Rebecca Stanley The nonprofit research institute RTI International has entered a 10-year, $190 million agreement with the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

During Gaulden’s career, which includes 20-plus years teaching mathematics, she has served as interim provost, vice provost for academic programs, and executive director of institutional planning and assessment at other institutions.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The AAUP— a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit association of academic professionals led by Dr. Irene Mulvey, a professor of mathematics at Fairfield University — plans to establish the "Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom." Irene Mulvey The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has received a grant of over $1.5

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MARCH 3, 2023

he also visited the Mathematics Institute in Amsterdam, the University of Madrid, the University of Vienna, the Institute of Statistics at the University of Paris, the University of Erlangen in Germany, the Mathematics Conference in Moscow, the Indian Statistical Institute, and the University of Ife. Outside of the U.S.,

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APRIL 26, 2023

McGarry earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and in economics and a Ph.D. She serves as a professor of economics at the University of California Los Angeles and as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. in economics from Stony Brook University.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The $15,000 Robert (Bob) Moses Scholarship – named after the late Bob Moses, civil rights leader and founder of national mathematics literacy program The Algebra Project – is meant for a master’s or doctoral student at a U.S. university during the next academic school year.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s in teaching mathematics, both from Northern Arizona University as well as a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Gonzales has been appointed chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. I met with a similar group of peers about a week or two later for an evening gathering to wind down the week.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A.

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Leyva is an associate professor of Mathematics Education & STEM Higher Education in the Vanderbilt University-Peabody College of Education & Human Development. “That remains a big problem for staff and faculty who still are afraid of coming out,” says Dacey, who has done extensive political work and is now an events consultant.

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