Tag: STEM: Page 20

African-American

Supreme Court Debates Value of Diversity in Higher Ed

Supreme Court Chief Justice questions the value of diversity in higher education during recent arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas Supreme Court case.

December 30, 2015

African-American

Cedar Valley College Receives Grant to Boost Black Male STEM Careers

Cedar Valley College, one of seven institutions within the Dallas County Community College District, will receive a $2.4 million federal grant over the next five years from the Department of Education’s Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) program.

December 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

CINDY D. KAM

CINDY D. KAM was named William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She also serves as senior associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Science and is the director of the Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Laboratory at Vanderbilt. Kam holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

November 4, 2015

Native Americans

SACNAS Conference Emphasizes Power of Network of Mentors

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science conference explored the unique challenges that women face in the STEM arena at a lunch panel at National Harbor in Maryland on Friday.

November 1, 2015

Native Americans

SACNAS Guiding Indigenous Populations to STEM

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science focuses on providing access education around leadership opportunities in the STEM disciplines.

October 29, 2015

STEM

STEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, Girls

Consortium of 10 colleges and universities and nine nonprofit organizations has launched a national initiative to scale effective evidence-based strategies to improve STEM diversity.

October 4, 2015

HBCUs

Biden Stresses Importance of HBCUs’ Role in Economy, Addresses Concerns

Vice President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday morning at the HBCU Week Conference. He ascended the podium to shouts of, “Run Joe Run!,” but the vice president, who is rumored to be contemplating a third run for the presidency, kept his remarks focused on the importance of HBCUs in solving the country’s economic problems. Biden spoke […]

September 22, 2015

African-American

HBCU STEM Programs Emphasizing Engagement at Every Turn

African-American STEM graduates have benefited from a range of best practices that experts have cited as key factors in STEM student success at the undergraduate level.

September 3, 2015

Students

Engineering Deans Pledge Diversity Push

Engineering deans representing 150 U.S. colleges and universities have pledged action to increase diversity among engineering students by building a more representative student pipeline.

August 30, 2015

Students

Stem Degrees Not Earned by Math Alone

The science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degree and career emphasis of the past several years has cast a shadow over the importance of e­ffective reading and writing skills as they pertain to academics and the workplace.

August 19, 2015

African-American

Tennessee Schools Expand Minority STEM Ph.D. Effort

The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program has provided a model for the establishment of the new Tennessee Bridge-to-the–Doctorate initiative.

August 12, 2015

Students

Decreasing Leaks in the Postsecondary Pipeline

A leaky postsecondary pipeline has enormous adverse implications for students, their families, local communities, and the nation.

August 10, 2015