Social distancing has afforded me more time at home and the opportunity to reflect on the past year which has been full of transformation and hope personally and professionally. With the reauthorization of the Perkins legislation in 2018, last year I found myself and many others pouring an immense amount of energy into bringing the […]
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Much has been made over past 20-30 years about the low numbers of underrepresented students (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and females) entering the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) pipeline and the resulting economic consequences for knowledge-based industries, such as advanced manufacturing. In 2012 the President’s Council […]
