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Faculty programs welcome most diverse cohort in recent UW history

Jackson Holtz — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:18:39 +0000

Angélica Amezcua never thought she’d achieve a doctoral degree, never mind landing a tenure-track job at the ��. Raised in Mexico, she moved to California when she was 11, and she’s the first in her family to earn a Ph. D. She once believed that a career in academia was unattainable due to the obstacles placed in society for people of color.

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Astronomy fellowship demonstrates effective measures to dismantle bias, increase diversity in STEM

James Urton — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:58:18 +0000

Joyce Yen — director of the ��’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, an NSF-funded body to promote female STEM faculty on campus — recently worked with the Heising-Simons Foundation to dismantle bias and promote diversity in a prominent grant that the Foundation awards to postdoctoral researchers in planetary science. In this Q&A, Yen shares the many, sometimes counterintuitive ways bias can work against goals toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields.

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New pronoun option coming for students; celebrate International Pronouns Day Oct. 16

UW News staff — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:48:02 +0000

On International Pronouns Day (Oct. 16) the �� community is invited to celebrate the ways in which using someone’s pronouns have a positive impact on the community as a whole.

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UW is a top place to work in Washington, and top school nationally for LGBTQIA+ students

Jackson Holtz — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:14:28 +0000

The has been ranked the No. 5 best place to work in the state by Forbes. The UW also topped the national list of best colleges for LGBTQIA+ students published by Best Colleges, an organization that ranks higher education institutions in various categories.

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15 years of success for UW center in recruiting, supporting female STEM faculty

James Urton — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:22:48 +0000

In the 15 years since the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change opened its doors, the UW has nearly doubled the number of female faculty across 19 science, technology, engineering and math departments.

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Why do some STEM fields have fewer women than others? UW study may have the answer

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:27:22 +0000

Women’s relative lack of participation in science, technology, engineering and math is well documented, but why women are more represented in some STEM areas than others is less clear. A new �� study is among the first to address that question by comparing gender disparities across STEM fields. Published Oct. 12 in the journal Psychological Bulletin, the paper identifies three main factors driving the disparity — and the most powerful one, the researchers conclude, is a “masculine culture”...

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UW works to boost faculty diversity through recruitment and retention efforts

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:12:40 +0000

Like post-secondary schools across the country, the �� has struggled to attract and retain a talented, diverse faculty. But efforts that have been quietly underway for a few years are starting to pay off, attracting top-level candidates to the UW even over schools that are able to offer bigger salaries and more perks. That work involves not simply convincing excellent candidates to come to the UW, but creating a supportive and inclusive environment that prompts them to stay,...

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UW School of Law’s Gregoire Fellows Program to advance diversity in the legal profession

UW News staff — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:04:44 +0000

The �� School of Law, supported by a number of leading Puget Sound-area businesses and law firms, has announced the creation of the Gregoire Fellows Program to help bring greater diversity to the school and the legal profession.

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