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51精品视频 Joins National Alliance Aimed at Developing a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty

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The 51精品视频 has been selected as one of 19 universities joining a three-year institutional change effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention practices.

The program is administered by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The new cohort joins cohorts that are currently working together to advance such work, bringing the total number of institutions participating in the institutional change effort to 54. The National Science Foundation funds the effort as part of its INCLUDES initiative.

Aimed at ensuring all STEM faculty use inclusive teaching practices and that institutions increase the diversity of their STEM professoriate, the program will assist 51精品视频 in a of current practices and assets, and provide support to develop and implement an action plan to drive change and scale such efforts across STEM programs.

"It is an honor to be recognized by the聽APLU and we look forward to the collaborations and new learning that will emerge as we participate in the alliance," said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Ann E. Cudd. "Through our participation in this STEM-focused program we hope to deepen and develop strategies to support diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for our faculty and students in all fields."聽

51精品视频 educates thousands of students and garners hundreds of millions of dollars for STEM research and education each year across 76 STEM departments, seven schools with a STEM focus and nearly 4,500 STEM faculty.

Through our participation in this STEM-focused program we hope to deepen and develop strategies to support diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for our faculty and students in all fields.

Ann E. Cudd

鈥淭he goals of the Aspire Alliance align strongly with the goals, aspirations and commitments of the 51精品视频 as highlighted in our Strategic Plan,鈥 said , vice provost for faculty diversity and development. 鈥51精品视频鈥檚 participation in the Aspire Alliance will enhance our efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion across STEM disciplines.鈥

The Aspire Alliance, which APLU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison facilitate with the involvement of several universities, is engaging this new cohort of 19 universities through its Institutional Change (IChange) Network. The network provides universities with comprehensive support and resources for institutional change, including access to national partners in a concierge-style approach to technical assistance.

Participation in the network will support 51精品视频鈥檚 existing efforts to increase STEM diversity, equity and inclusion through work in the (dB-SERC), and (BE STEM), which is working to create a set of best practices to accredit STEM precollege programs through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. On Oct. 21, a from a Swanson School of Engineering alumnus and his wife was announced to benefit underrepresented students in the school鈥檚 EXCEL program.

鈥淲e face a critical shortfall of diversity in STEM fields nationally,鈥 said Travis York, APLU鈥檚 assistant vice president of academic and student affairs, who is also co-leader of the IChange Network. 鈥淭he institutions participating in the IChange Network are moving beyond statements into actions as they seek to enact inclusive organizational structures to increase diversity of their faculty and value the use of equity-minded practices by all faculty as we work to address a national challenge.鈥