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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The goal, according to Sloan Foundation officials, is the systemic reform of structures that disproportionately burden Black, Indigenous, and Latino individuals in graduate education. Sloan Foundation.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The goal, according to Sloan Foundation officials, is the systemic reform of structures that disproportionately burden Black, Indigenous, and Latino individuals in graduate education. Sloan Foundation.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year.

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Stony Brook University Receives $700,000 to Address Shortage of Diverse and Prepared K-12 Leaders

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Although most school and district leaders are white, most of the P-12 student population (56%) are not, according to New York State’s 2019 Educator Diversity Report.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 40% of graduate schools surveyed responded that admissions were “simplified” for those holding certificates, and around 7% even said that earning one resulted in guaranteed admission to other programs – some for certificates and others for degrees.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. To address that, there are now approximately 40 graduate ambassadors who will speak to student groups about their journeys. It is now called Imagination. Dr. Tremayne O.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. There is a designated recruiter. Project upGRADS, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to improve access to and success in graduate education.