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Driving Global Economic Success Through Diversity and Prosperity in STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Multiple academic studies have demonstrated that encouraging children to pursue a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career gives them a distinct business advantage later in life. STEM occupations have an average salary of $100,900, nearly double the national average for non-STEM positions.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moore III, assistant director of the NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), explained the various efforts that NSF has taken to support STEM research in higher ed, including for HBCUs. Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.