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

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million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments. I have no doubt that these 10 institutions are well on their way to becoming national leaders in reshaping STEM doctoral programs in ways that allow every student not only to succeed but to thrive.”

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million implementation grants from Sloan, which include scholarship funds for students in participating departments. I have no doubt that these 10 institutions are well on their way to becoming national leaders in reshaping STEM doctoral programs in ways that allow every student not only to succeed but to thrive.”

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Lenoir-Rhyne Receives $1.2M Grant to Promote STEM Pathways

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million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Hank Weddington, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Lenoir-Rhyne University has been awarded a $1.2

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Pride in the Halls

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A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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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.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities Seek Greater Recognition and Funding

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“People [who work at TCUs] live out the values of the community, which are to be available, industrious, and to be solutions-oriented,” said Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull, president and CEO of The American Indian College Fund, an organization promoting Native American access to higher education through scholarships and programmatic support.

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Championing Student Success

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“We find that student success has increased,” says Rahming, whose scholarly research centers on the STEM-related experiences of Afro-Caribbean women and other women of color in STEM education and careers. For her part, Rahming, a native of The Bahamas, has not abandoned her scholarship.