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STEM: Page 52
African-American
Science Associations Publish Legal Handbook on Diversity Strategies
Women and minorities in this country are woefully underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). That’s very bad news for a nation undergoing a major demographic shift that by 2050 will make minorities the majority of the population.
Latinx
HSI Administrators Express Dismay Over Proposed NSF Grant Consolidation
The Obama administration’s proposal to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single competitive grant program has representatives from Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) crying foul.
Students
Hispanic-serving Institution Officials Urge Education Reform to Expand Latino Opportunity
In response to the booming Latino student population across the country, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is encouraging concerted collaboration between Hispanic-serving higher education institutions and public school systems.
Leadership & Policy
Hopefuls Interview for Southern University System Post
With final selection expected by the end of April, five semifinalists for the Southern University System presidency stated their cases Tuesday for why they should lead the nation’s only historically Black college system.
Students
Report: HSIs Key to Spurring Latino Movement Through STEM Pipeline
A Center for Urban Education (CUE) report argues that reversing the historic underfunding of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) will increase the number of Latino students going into the science and technology fields.
STEM
Wisconsin Unveils Plan to Produce More College Graduates
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly is challenging campuses to find new ways to graduate more students as part of a long-range plan to increase the number of degree-holders in the state.
African-American
Georgia NAACP Sues State For Underfunding Public HBCUs
The Georgia NAACP has sued the state, claiming it has systematically underfunded its three public Black colleges and threatened their survival as a result.
African-American
Minority-focused STEM Funding Plan Raises Equity Concerns
A debate has emerged over science programs at minority-serving institutions and how best to prepare more students of color for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Loss of guaranteed funding and potential increased competition for NSF grants jeopardizes MSI programs, advocates say.
STEM
Justice Center Trains Future Lawyers, Seeks Criminal Justice Reform
David A. Singleton believes that taking the long view in advocating for progressive change in the criminal justice system starts with the basics: legal education.
STEM
Post-racialism Threatens Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Legal Scholars Say
Law professors at a Georgetown law school symposium Friday criticized the belief that race no longer matters as a factor in how Americans are treated by the nation’s legal system.
Native Americans
Climate Change-Themed STEM Curriculum Developed for Tribal Colleges
An AIHEC partnership helps tribal colleges build capacity to sustain science and technology education and research programs.
Faculty & Staff
STEM Careers and 21st Century Academic Racism
This week, I came across a study that found that a significant number of women and AALANAs (African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans) were discouraged from pursuing their STEM careers.  In “Facts of Science Education XIV,” the research firm Campos surveyed 1,226 women and AALANA members of the American Chemical Society—particularly chemists and chemical engineers […]
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