Education Department Awards Nearly $2.9 Million to Colleges and Universities to Strengthen Minority Participation in STEM-Related Fields
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 12 colleges and universities that serve large minority populations will receive $2,898,578 in grants to strengthen education programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), grants were awarded to institutions in California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Texas to increase the number of ethnic minorities, particularly ethnic women, studying in STEM fields.
"These grants will help prepare more minority students for STEM-related (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers, which are in high-demand and critical to building a competitive workforce that will grow our economy," Duncan said.
MSEIP supports the Administration's overall goal of improving STEM education to increase America's technological and scientific competitiveness. In addition to the goal of these grants – to expand career opportunities for underrepresented groups, especially women --the Administration is also working to improve the quality of math and science teaching in our Nation's schools so that students can master challenging content, think critically in STEM-related subjects, and are no longer outperformed by students in other nations.
MSEIP is currently supporting 38 continuation grants, in addition to the 12 three-year grants awarded today.
FY 2011 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Awards
| Bakersfield, California | |
| Grantee: | California State University, Bakersfield |
| Year One Funding: | $244,537 |
| Director's Name: | Charles Lam |
| Phone Number: | (661) 654-2403 |
| Email Address: | clam@csub.edu |
| Los Angeles, California | |
| Grantee: | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Year One Funding: | $250,000 |
| Director's Name: | Chris Reid |
| Phone Number: | (323) 357-3653 |
| Email Address: | chrisreid@cdrewu.edu |
| Washington, District of Columbia | |
| Grantee: | University of the District of Columbia |
| Year One Funding: | $249,999 |
| Director's Name: | Abdi Darai |
| Phone Number: | (202) 272-5433 |
| Email Address: | adarai@udc.edu |
| Miami, Florida | |
| Grantee: | Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus |
| Year One Funding: | $208,034 |
| Director's Name: | Victor Okafor |
| Phone Number: | (305) 237-6717 |
| Email Address: | vokafor@mdc.edu |
| Augusta, Georgia | |
| Grantee: | Paine College |
| Year One Funding: | $240,129 |
| Director's Name: | Derek Stone |
| Phone Number: | (706) 821-8203 |
| Email Address: | dstone@paine.edu |
| Elizabeth City, North Carolina | |
| Grantee: | Elizabeth City State University |
| Year One Funding: | $282,957 |
| Director's Name: | Ali Khan |
| Phone Number: | (252) 335-3250 |
| Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| Grantee: | University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Campus |
| Year One Funding: | $249,922 |
| Director's Name: | Jose Candelaria |
| Phone Number: | (787) 815-0000 |
| Email Address: | jose.candelaria@upr.edu |
| Humacao, Puerto Rico | |
| Grantee: | University of Puerto Rico at Humacao |
| Year One Funding: | $183,161 |
| Director's Name: | Jorge Zayas |
| Phone Number: | (787) 850-9387 |
| Email Address: | jorge.zayas@upr.edu |
| Brownsville, Texas | |
| Grantee: | University of Texas at Brownsville |
| Year One Funding: | $249,983 |
| Director's Name: | Mikhail Bouniaev |
| Phone Number: | (956) 882-6701 |
| Email Address: | mikhail.bouniaev@utb.edu |
| El Paso, Texas | |
| Grantee: | The University of Texas at El Paso |
| Year One Funding: | $196,134 |
| Director's Name: | Peter Golding |
| Phone Number: | (915) 747-8125 |
| Email Address: | pgolding@utep.edu |
| Houston, Texas | |
| Grantee: | Houston Community College |
| Year One Funding: | $294,135 |
| Director's Name: | Juan Carlos Reina |
| Phone Number: | (713) 718-5225 |
| Email Address: | juan.reina@hccs.edu |
| Laredo, Texas | |
| Grantee: | Texas A&M International University |
| Year One Funding: | $249,587 |
| Director's Name: | Rafic Bachnak |
| Phone Number: | (956) 326-2408 |
| Email Address: | rbachnak@tamiu.edu |
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