Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leyva is an associate professor of Mathematics Education & STEM Higher Education in the Vanderbilt University-Peabody College of Education & Human Development. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sloan Foundation and RTI International have engaged in a study of Black and Hispanic individuals who have achieved PhD degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. They’re sending resources to the HBCU in the form of hardware and other scientific materials they can use in their teaching. …

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Conclusion Selecting, interpreting, and using tests are complicated endeavors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As such, authors discuss the ways that cultivating Black joy and homeplace address these needs and should be foundational as a part of education. Teaching homeplace: How teachers can cultivate Black joy through culturally responsive practices in the classroom. Lawson, T. Theory into Practice. link] Dr. Donna Y. Lowery, K.

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