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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. since 2018. With a budget of approximately $1.8 Dr. Jerlando F.L.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. Dr. Lynn Mahoney “We have been tracking the effectiveness of numerous programs, including peer mentoring and learning communities as well as student progress to graduation,” says SFSU president Dr. Lynn Mahoney.

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Student Success in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, disparities in STEM degree attainment reflect systemic barriers that hinder progress. In 2018, according to the Pew Research Center, Black students earned just 7% of STEM bachelors degrees, compared to their 10% share of all bachelors degrees and 12% representation in the adult population.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2018, he wanted to get more involved with student programming, so he joined the college’s LGBTQ+ History Month committee. We evolved our mentoring program so that it better serves the students we are supporting at this time,” says Valencia. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.