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with Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa


Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, a Senior Analyst at the Abt Associates policy research organization, writes about the national imperative of building and sustaining a diverse STEM pipeline.

It Just Doesn’t Add Up: Barriers to STEM Higher Education

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, January 26, 2012

A small flurry of conversation on Twitter and elsewhere followed a recent proposal by two university presidents that students seeking science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, degrees pay more tuition than those in other academic majors. While it’s not surprising that public college presidents — and indeed other policymaking

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STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, November 30, 2011

I write with kudos to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, or GCEW, for its recent publication simply titled STEM. Beyond just another depiction of why we need more STEM graduates to strengthen our workforce (although the authors do a stellar job at breaking down this argument), the

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The Important Role of Legal Guidance in Increasing STEM Diversity

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, October 10, 2011

Last month, a group of college and university attorneys convened for two full days in Boston to learn about and discuss the legal parameters for seeking diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at their home institutions. They also were joined by STEM faculty, chief diversity officers, directors of

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Women of Color in STEM Fields

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, October 3, 2011

As a group, women are still the largest untapped talent pool for growing America’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, workforce. Women of color, in particular, remain greatly underrepresented in STEM disciplines despite a growing population of racial/ethnic minority groups and a growing number of women and minorities attending

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U.S. Department of Education Recognizes Institutions Serving Critical Mass of Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, June 2, 2011

In May, during Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, the U.S. Department of Education took the much needed step of formally recognizing institutions serving a critical mass of AAPI students. Alongside other institutions serving students of color and low-income populations, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions

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