stem education Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/stem-education/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:21:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png stem education Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/stem-education/ 32 32 Let’s Remake Racially Unsafe STEM Educational Spaces https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/02/11/lets-remake-racially-unsafe-stem-educational-spaces/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:07:15 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17397 By Ebony O. McGee In 2012, soon after I started my tenure-track job at Vanderbilt University, I became laser focused on understanding and eventually changing one shocking statistic: only 2.5 percent of all tenured or tenure-track engineering professors at U.S. institutions of higher education were Black professors. Eight years later, after some well-funded and well-intentioned programs directly targeting the racial diversification ...

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]]> George Mason’s New Digital Technology Certification Is Preparing Today’s Grads for Tomorrow’s Economy https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/06/05/george-masons-new-digital-technology-certification-preparing-todays-grads-tomorrows-markets/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 17:50:43 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15083 The new digital technology credit at George Mason University, designed with detailed guidance from several major business in the Washington area, helps ensure that graduates will have skills and extensive knowledge in fields like statistics, data visualization, and cybersecurity. The credential reflects the growing demand from employers for graduates who are flexible and literate in technology. While George Mason is the ...

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]]> Minority Serving Institutions and STEM: Acting Intentionally, Increasing Effectiveness https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/06/03/msis-stem-acting-intentionally-increasing-effectiveness/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:27:44 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=15098 ACE Vice President Lorelle L. Espinosa, who co-chaired the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee on Minority Serving Institutions, writes that the most successful STEM programs are multidimensional and intentional, addressing the academic, financial, and social aspects of the student experience. Minority serving institutions (MSIs) are a valuable yet underused resource for diversifying our nation’s STEM workforce. The National ...

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]]> Florida HBCU Works to Advance Its Women STEM Faculty https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/04/22/florida-hbcu-works-advance-women-stem-faculty/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 09:00:08 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14831 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has launched an initiative to improve the campus climate for women faculty in STEM and social and behavioral science (SBS) fields. The initiative is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of its ADVANCE program, which seeks to promote equity for STEM faculty through evidence-based systemic change strategies. FAMU’s initiative is called the FAMU ...

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]]> Increasing Representation of Underrepresented Groups Among STEM Faculty Members https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/01/07/increasing-representation-underrepresented-groups-among-stem-faculty-members/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 07:30:57 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=14254 By Suzanna Rose This post is the latest in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. Florida International University (FIU) is a Hispanic-serving public university founded in 1965 that serves 56,000 students, 61 percent of whom are Hispanic and 20 percent are from other underrepresented groups. But ...

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]]> Climate, Mentoring, and Persistence Among Underrepresented STEM Doctoral Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/06/25/climate-mentoring-persistence-among-underrepresented-stem-doctoral-students/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:42:51 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13250 By Tabbye Chavous, Seanna Leath, and Raúl Gámez This post is the sixth in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. In scholarship and popular discourse, explanations for the underrepresentation of African Americans, Latino/a/x, and Native Americans in doctoral education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ...

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]]> Disconnections Between Research and Practice in STEM Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/06/13/disconnections-research-practice-stem-education/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:20:37 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13147 By Ahlam Lee This post is the fifth in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. In pursuit of the national goal of broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, a wide range of public and private funding agencies have supported promising research ...

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]]> UNC Chapel Hill Professor Uses Inclusive Teaching to Make Class More Fair https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/06/11/unc-chapel-hill-professor-uses-inclusive-teaching-make-class-fair/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:11:21 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=13049 A University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill professor redesigned her class to help close achievement gaps between minority students and white students as well as first-generation students and continuing-generation students. Her method, inclusive teaching, was recently featured by The Chronicle of Higher Education and is taking off among her Chapel Hill colleagues and beyond. Kelly Hogan, associate professor and assistant ...

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]]> STEM Climate for Students with Disabilities https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/05/23/stem-climate-students-disabilities/ Wed, 23 May 2018 15:08:05 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12975 By Rachel Friedensen This post is the fourth in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. More students with disabilities of all types—from mobility impairments to intellectual disabilities to mental health illnesses—are enrolling in postsecondary education institutions than ever before. The National Center for Educational Statistics ...

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]]> HBCUs, Black Women, and STEM Success https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/05/14/hbcus-black-women-stem-success/ Mon, 14 May 2018 16:32:52 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12887 By Caroline Harper This post is the third in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. The demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, has been on the rise since 2000—and projections indicate that the need for qualified candidates will not ...

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]]> Why Social Interactions Matter for Our Conversations About Campus Climates and STEM https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/30/social-interactions-matter-conversations-campus-climates-stem/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:26:45 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12705 By W. Carson Byrd This post is the second in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series.  The success of underrepresented minority students in higher education, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, often takes central focus in discussions of the entrenched disparities ...

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]]> Addressing STEM Culture and Climate to Increase Diversity in STEM Disciplines https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/23/addressing-stem-culture-climate-increase-diversity-stem-disciplines/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:00:54 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12641 By Kimberly A. Griffin This post is the first in a series on campus climate and STEM success. ACE is partnering with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan on the series. National and private organizations have invested millions of dollars in science diversity programs designed to shift patterns of representation in science, technology, engineering, and math—the so-called ...

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