Lorelle L. EspinosaDr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, a Senior Analyst at Abt Associates, writes about the national imperative of building and sustaining a diverse STEM pipeline.STEMKeeping Diversity at the Center of the STEM Higher Education Agenda in 2013Like many, I found the month of January to be a time for reflection and renewal.January 30, 2013Community CollegesBeyond Borders—STEM Education as a Global PriorityAustralia, like the U.S., has set its sights on transforming higher education in an era of increased demand for postsecondary degrees and credentials.September 12, 2012STEMGraduate Diversity Officers Play Key Role in Helping STEM Departments DiversifyI’m honored to have contributed to a piece recently published in the 2012 summer edition of The Review of Higher Education. The article focuses on efforts to diversify graduate education at research-intensive universities across the country. While underrepresented minority students comprise about a quarter (and growing) of the nation’s undergraduate population, just 11 percent of […]July 9, 2012STEMIt’s About Time to Break the Glass Ceiling for Women in STEMEarlier this month, The White House Council on Women and Girls released the report Keeping America’s Women Moving Forward: The Key to an Economy Built to Last — a release that coincided with the April 6 White House Forum on Women and the Economy. Among other policy issues, the report points to the underrepresentation of […]April 22, 2012STEMThe Case for Transforming Undergraduate STEM EducationEvery day, it seems — and rightly so — there are new calls to strengthen and diversify the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline by leaders from across the political spectrum. The education community knows this cause well. As many researchers will tell you, interest in STEM majors and careers by underrepresented students is […]March 13, 2012STEMIt Just Doesn’t Add Up: Barriers to STEM Higher EducationA 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 officials — are seeking new […]January 25, 2012STEMSTEM Literacy Beyond STEM OccupationsI 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 authors do something more. The […]November 29, 2011STEMThe Important Role of Legal Guidance in Increasing STEM DiversityLast 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 diversity offices and policy-focused individuals […]October 9, 2011STEMWomen of Color in STEM FieldsAs 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 college. In an effort to […]October 2, 2011OpinionU.S. Department of Education Recognizes Institutions Serving Critical Mass of Asian American and Pacific Islander StudentsIn 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 (AANAPISIs) are now eligible to […]June 1, 2011Page 1 of 4Next Page