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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But Dr. Erin Castro’s dedication to UPEP over the last eight years is a shining example of scholarship with real societal impact.” Erin Castro, the associate dean and associate professor who co-founded the initiative with 12 undergraduate honors students in 2016.

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They shared a common spirit in their separate spheres: to advance people of color through mentoring and teaching. Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. Mentoring means impact. He honored human beings.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2019, Moore Wealth has gifted over $30,000 in scholarships. Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D.,

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Communicating the Science of the Stars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But her scholarship focuses on those stars she can barely see. Aspiring to become a researcher and science communicator, Ealy is driven to understand humanity and science’s place in the world as it is. Jordan Ealy counts herself among the stargazers who delight in watching specks of light twinkle against the darkness of outer space.

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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments.

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Scholar Who Creates Inclusive Spaces - Dr. Melva Treviño Peña

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At The University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, much of Treviño Peña’s scholarship involves listening to and studying people. Treviño Peña, an assistant professor in the department, describes herself as a human geographer, ethnographer, and social scientist.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments.