This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Wichita State University's ADVANCE Adaptation Initiative, titled "REACH for Excellence", to create a more equitable, inclusive, and supportive environment for STEM faculty. The key objectives are to: (1) adopt and institutionalize equitable recruitment and hiring policies, (2) provide institutionalized support for faculty success and advancement, and (3)...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $999,919 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the "ADVANCE ADAPTATION: INSTITUTIONALIZING NORMATIVE CHANGES FOR RECRUITMENT, EMPOWERMENT, ADVANCEMENT, AND SYSTEMATIC EQUITY FOR STEM FACULTY (INCREASE) - THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU) ADVANCE ADAPTATION PROJECT". This 3-year award aims to improve workplace culture and climate...
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has been awarded a $151,457 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). This Advance Catalyst award will support an institutional self-assessment at UNO to identify any organizational inequities or barriers that may impact the professional outcomes of STEM faculty, particularly for underrepresented groups. The assessment will guide the development of a 5-year STEM faculty equity strategic plan tailored...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $173,474 Project Grant to the University of North Texas (UNT) through the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The goal of the 5-year grant is to examine whether and how "epistemic exclusion," a form of scholarly devaluation, acts as a barrier to the full inclusion and participation of women faculty and faculty of color in STEM fields. The research will survey 1,800 tenure-track STEM faculty at...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing a $751,167 Project Grant award under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Mississippi State University (MSU). The grant aims to enhance STEM education in rural areas of North Mississippi by recruiting, training, and placing highly qualified teachers in high-need schools, with a focus on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Over the next five years, the project seeks to produce up to six new STEM teachers annually, leveraging innovative...
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) was awarded a $299,497 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct an institutional self-assessment and develop a five-year strategic plan to improve gender equity for STEM faculty. The "UNCW ADVANCE CATALYST: UNC-BY-THE-S.E.A. (STEM Equity Access)" project will examine organizational barriers and inequities that impact the participation and advancement of diverse STEM...
This $1,130,584 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award aims to develop and test a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy to help 10 predominantly white institutions (PWIs) or new minority-serving institutions (MSIs) identify and address systemic racial inequities in STEM education. Over nearly two years, the cohort institutions will be guided by experts to reconcile explicit and implicit...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $290,974 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. The grant will fund an institutional self-assessment to identify potential organizational inequities in culture and policy that result in differential professional outcomes for some STEM faculty at the institution. This Advance Catalyst project will develop a 5-year STEM faculty equity strategic plan tailored to The Chicago...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $954,175 to Missouri State University will implement evidence-based practices to foster a climate of equity in STEM departments. The "Adaptation: Access, Climate, and Equity (ACE) Initiative" project will: Train search committees and tenure/promotion committees, 2) Provide professional development for department chairs, and 3) Support early career faculty management. The project aims to...
This $999,977 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Cincinnati's "ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP" initiative. The project aims to identify challenges and successes in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty in engineering, and to develop, pilot, and evaluate corresponding systemic interventions in academic departments. The project will employ a qualitative,...