![]() The project, which will launch in early 2023, includes researchers from the University of Illinois-Chicago, Duke University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas at Austin, Tennessee State University, Georgia State University, American University, North Carolina A&T State University and the University of Calgary. “Radical in that we are holding ourselves and the fields of study represented here accountable for a necessary rethinking of identity and institutional change.” Morton is the lead primary investigator on the grant. Terrell Morton, assistant professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “This has the potential to be quite radical,” said Dr. ![]() The NSF award, “Collaborative Research: EHR Racial Equity: Examining Blackness in Postsecondary STEM Education through a Multidimensional-Multiplicative Lens” will establish participating institutions as thought leaders in international conversations about Black students’ access to STEM knowledge, majors and professions. “It’s about building a network of people creating success stories.” Curtis Institute for Race and Belonging, and helps us develop better and best practices for our students,” said Woodson, who was a co-author of the grant and will support implementation fidelity. It aligns with the vision of the James L. “This project is an opportunity to identify issues impacting black students across colleges and universities. Ashley Woodson is part of the Collaborative Research-Racial Equity project (CRRE) that has received an $8.8 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to examine undergraduate Black students’ postsecondary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) success. ![]()
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