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Georgia Tech Student Opens Up About Pursuing an Advanced Degree as a Vietnamese American

"There is such a lack of diversity in STEM graduate school when it comes to ethnicities, especially when it comes to the Vietnamese community. Having more people within the Vietnamese community represented in STEM allows graduate school in STEM to be more accepted and normalized to Vietnamese who are considering a career in STEM. Read more to learn how Thomas Pho overcame this challenge and many others as he pursues his PhD in the chemical sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology." Excerpt taken from inChemistry article [September 22, 2020]

Grad Student Isel Rivera Turns a Difficult Beginning into a Steady Stream of Growth

"With help from the ACS Bridge Program, a preparatory program designed to support and mentor students from underrepresented minorities in their pursuit of graduate education, Isel Rivera, now a second-year doctoral student at Indiana University studying the interaction of nanoparticles, shares how she landed on a path to success."

IGEN News Winter 2021

Our IGEN Project Quarterly Newsletter highlights the work being done by our alliance members and partners.

 

Featured in this issue:

  • 2021 IGEN National Meeting Save The Date! & program planning.
  • Launch of IGEN's new website 
  • Opportunities to Learn: Equity in Graduate Education Virtual Journal Clubs
  • Bridge Program News

Diversity in Graduate Mathematical Sciences

Theodore Hodapp, Director of the NSF INCLUDES: IGEN Project presents the hard facts which show the disparities of equity in graduate programs across STEM disciplines. Hodapp hares how IGEN and its disciplinary society parters and bridge program institutions are tackling this issue and making a difference in increasing equity in graduate STEM education through a bridge program model offered at partner institutions.