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

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in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Harvard University

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Corbett’s patent portfolio includes universal coronavirus and influenza vaccine concepts and novel therapeutic antibodies. In addition to research, Corbett is a committed mentor and advocate for STEM education.

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Making Math More Equitable

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We need to transform math classrooms as spaces that not only ensure equitable access to content, but also nurture historically marginalized students’ identities as knowledge producers in STEM fields.” Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students. mathematics, Rutgers University; Ed.M., Dr. Donna Y.

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Former Congresswoman from Texas is Dead at 88

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Mary’s College at the University of Notre Dame in 1955 and later earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, and an MPA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She was a great teacher and mentor to other members, a chair of the Congressional Black Caucus;[s.i.c.]

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Pride in the Halls

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. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. 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. Dr. Luis A.

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The Right Formula

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Glenn Gilyot Institution:  University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Program:   Chemistry PhD , Graduate Minor: College Teaching , Graduate Certificate: Science Outreach Education:  Xavier University of Louisiana, Chemistry B.S. Mentors:  Candace Lawrence, PhD (Xavier University of Louisiana); Timothy Glass, Ph.D.