Tag: STEM diversity

STEM

Dominion Energy Commits $25 Million in Grants for STEM at HBCUs

Dominion Energy is committing $25 million in grants to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Power Engineering reported. Using a $6 million Dominion grant, Virginia Union University will endow a STEM studies program. The school will establish a Dominion Energy Scholars scholarship program, finish its Huntley […]

December 11, 2020

African-American

New Joint Initiative Founded to Support HBCU Students in STEM Fields

The American Chemistry Council, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Chemours Company and HBCU Week Foundation announced Tuesday a joint-equity, diversity and inclusion initiative to help underrepresented groups succeed in the chemical industry. The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) will give opportunities for companies and other parties to fund and create scholarships, internships and […]

November 17, 2020

STEM

Achieving Diversity in STEM Faculty Requires Systemic Change, Says Report

In 2001, Judith Ramaley, a director at the National Science Foundation, coined the acronym STEM for education disciplines in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Since then, NSF and other public and private entities have provided numerous grants and incentives to support initiatives for STEM diversity in education. However, almost two decades later, diversity among STEM faculty remains inadequate. Only 10.1% of STEM faculty is from underrepresented minorities, according to an NSF-funded report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.

July 7, 2020

Students

Howard University Receives $4 Million Gift to Invest in Minority STEM Scholarship

Howard University received $4 million from the Hopper-Dean Foundation to fund the Bison STEM Scholars Program, a scholarship program designed to increase the number of minority students earning a Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) by alleviating their financial burden. The gift, which is the largest amount Howard has received from […]

December 11, 2019

Students

Federally Funded Programs Are Not Enough to Diversify the STEM Workforce

Despite billions of dollars being invested on hundreds of programs that are created to increase the number of minorities who enter STEM fields, data from Change the Equation, indicates that today’s STEM workforce is no more diverse than it was 15 years ago.

July 24, 2018