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Bridge Application Deadline extended to Monday March 18, 23:59 PM ET
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The Inclusive Graduate Education Network seeks applicants to its IGEN affiliated Bridge Programs.
— The IGEN Bridge Program Application is open from December 15, 2023 to March 15, 2024. Last year, IGEN received 232 applications of which 75 were successfully placed in Bridge Programs
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We want to share this new resource from IGEN/EGE: A rubric checklist to help departments self-assess their admissions evaluation rubrics. Rubrics can help to create more equitable admissions processes, but it can be difficult to know how to design and implement them to be effective.
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On March 28th and 29th, the IGEN Research Hub is organizing a NASEM event intended to highlight NASEM's recent report on Anti-racism and DEI in STEMM organizations and related IGEN research findings (Learn more here).
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The Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) will host the Virtual Workshop - Creating a Mentorship Ecosystem in Your Bridge Program with Mentoring Expert Melissa McDaniels, PhD from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Resea
— We are excited to announce our search for a 1.0 FTE postdoctoral associate to lead research on organizational efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEMM.
— Jan 31, 2023 1pm ET - Melissa McDaniels, Ph.D., associate executive director and scientist at the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead an interactive session that will address the importance of mentor training, and explore resources and opportunities available for mentorship education.
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The Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) will host the Virtual Workshop - Creating a Mentorship Ecosystem in Your Bridge Program with Mentoring Expert Melissa McDaniels, PhD from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored E
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The Research Hub of the Inclusive Graduate Education Network, an NSF INCLUDES Alliance, is holding a five-part workshop series that focuses on the development of social-emotional competencies that are essential for success in graduate education and future career performance. Workshops suitable for students and faculty. Register for the next session on Social Awareness taking place on January 11.
— IGEN, it's disciplinary society partners and Bridge Program partner institutions are accepting applications. Click title above to learn more about the program.
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IGEN is pleased to announce that funding has been provided from the National Science Foundation to help support Black, Latinx and Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in IGEN affiliated programs to attend in person Scientific meetings and professional development events. As a result, IGEN is able to offer a grant of up to $1,000 to help support students.
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The Research Hub and Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center have developed a short guide to graduate student debt relief. In it, we offer several ways you can help get the word out to the grad ed community about opportunities that the Biden-Harris administration has made available.
— The Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) will host the first IGEN Open House on June 9, 2022 4–5pm ET. During this meeting, attendees will be able to connect with IGEN Partners from across the country.
— This Holistic Admissions and Recruitment Institute will feature three online workshops covering fundamentals, strategies, and recruitment for an equity-based holistic admissions process. These workshops will be tailored for faculty from STEM departments affiliated with the Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN).
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Are you an outstanding student pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in an NSF-supported STEM field? Learn about GRFP and how to possibly receive funding for your graduate education on 17 May at 3 PM EDT. Register for webinar today! https://agu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tgc1SZOIRsiif-aSXkGCaw
— Presented by the Diversity Committee of the UNC Chapel Hill Physics & Astronomy Department, this special colloquium will feature a panel discussion of the March 2022 “Missing Physicists” article package in Science, examining the barriers Black physicists face and potential models for change. Register for Zoom by April 7.
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The Research Hub of the Inclusive Graduate Education Network, an NSF INCLUDES Alliance, is holding a five-part workshop series that focuses on the development of social-emotional competencies that are essential for success in graduate education and future career performance. Workshops suitable for students and faculty. Register by Monday, April 11, 2022 for the first session.
— IGEN, it's disciplinary society partners and Bridge Program partner institutions are accepting applications. Click title above to learn more about the program.
— Join us for C-CIDE and IGEN's upcoming quarterly Virtual Journal Club which will be held on Monday, Sept 20 from 3:00-4:15 p.m. ET | 12:00-1:15 p.m. PT.
— The results of the 2019 ACS Graduate Student Survey are expected to help chemical science departments to design local programming, allocate resources, support infrastructure that address the needs of trainees, and inform federal agencies about community needs.
— Although the 2021 IGEN National Meeting concluded last week, our Bridge Fellow Posters are available online to review. Enjoy learning more about our students' research findings and of the science fields they are most passionate about.
— Do you want to reconnect with a colleague or perhaps a new friend that you made during the National Meeting? IGEN's (virtual) network spaces remain open and you are welcome to log in, relax and stay for awhile.
— The latest edition of IGEN News Summer 2021 will be hitting your inbox soon, If you haven't signed up yet to receive our quarterly newsletter, go ahead and smash the orange link at the bottom of the page to subscribe.
— Bridge Fellows submit your poster submission form today and enter IGEN's poster competition at its 2021 National Meeting. The poster session is designed to help introduce people to your work as well as start a dialog with peers, possible collaborators and possible mentors. Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 poster presentations. Click the link to learn more!
— Call for Proposals: Research Accelerator Grant Program
The IGEN Research Hub is accepting proposals for one-year seed grants of up to $5,000. Submit a new project idea that advances equity in STEM graduate education or apply to connect with and build upon a current IGEN Research Hub study. Proposals due June 30, 2021; Notifications of awards will be made by August 15, 2021.
