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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.

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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.

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.

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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 […]

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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.

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In Higher Ed, Flexibility Seen as the Key

If rising and current leaders in the higher education space are going to best serve their students, they are going to have to recognize the shift in the landscape and be ready to adapt.

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.

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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.

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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.

Decreasing Leaks in the Postsecondary Pipeline

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

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Verizon Invests in STEM Education for Black Males

Executives from Morgan State University and the Verizon Wireless Foundation announced a new partnership Tuesday in Baltimore aimed at exposing minority males to STEM via HBCU campuses.

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RICARDO JACQUEZ

RICARDO JACQUEZ has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management at California State University, Chico, effective August 1. He is currently dean of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University. Jacquez earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from New Mexico State, and a doctorate from Virginia Tech.

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