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Posse STEM Event Explores Strategies for Improving Diversity Presidents 2018 Posse STEM Event Explores Strategies for Improving Diversity Academic, Corporate, Philanthropic Leaders Convene in New York City for Day-Long Symposium In February, college presidents, corporate leaders, foundation representatives and other members of the Posse community gathered to discuss solutions for increasing the number and diversity of STEM graduates and professionals. The day-long conference, entitled “Diversity + STEM = X: Solving the Equation for Higher Education and the Workforce,” celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Posse STEM Program, which identifies, trains and supports students from diverse backgrounds interested in majoring in STEM. College presidents Dan Porterfield of Franklin & Marshall College, Paula Johnson of Wellesley College and Posse President + Founder Deborah Bial with John Simon of Lehigh University spoke on a panel. University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel. The Posse STEM Program identifies and supports students from diverse backgrounds interested in majoring in STEM. Infor sponsored the event, which took place at their headquarters in New York City. Additional support for the conference and the Posse STEM Program came from Deloitte, the Altman Foundation, the Tortora Sillcox Family Foundation, and Jeff and Laurie Ubben. Davidson College President Carol Quillen. University of Michigan Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Kedra Ishop, Smith College Vice President for Enrollment Audrey Smith, NACME Vice President for Career Center, Community and Partnerships Aileen Walter The first STEM Posse matriculated at and NACME Vice President of Scholarships, University Relations and Research Christopher Smith. Brandeis University in 2008. Today, the list of STEM Program partners has grown the University of Wisconsin-Madison “Wellesley knows diverse experiences, Other guests and speakers included to include 11 top colleges and universities: and Wellesley College. backgrounds and ideas make colleges representatives from NASA, Infor, Brandeis University, Bryn Mawr College, The individual and collective successes stronger; the same is true of the STEM MIT, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Davidson College, Franklin & Marshall of Posse STEM students were featured fields where more diversity is needed,” the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the College, Middlebury College, Pomona throughout the day. Scholars and alumni said Wellesley College President Paula Information Technology Senior College, Smith College, Texas A&M in attendance were joined by presidents Johnson. “How valuable to discuss this Management Forum, and the Business- University, the University of Michigan, of Posse’s partner colleges. and The Posse Foundation’s crucial role.” Higher Education Forum. * UChicago Signs On, Lehigh & UVA to Welcome First Posses Partner Colleges and Universities Award a Total of $1.2 Billion in Posse Scholarships Since 1989 The University of Chicago has signed says Lehigh University President John of veterans, preparing them for the on as the newest Posse Veterans Program Simon. “This commitment aligns with college experience and supporting partner. Chicago joins Dartmouth our continuing efforts to open Lehigh to them through graduation, the Veterans College, Vassar College, the University students of all backgrounds and to create initiative aims to greatly increase of Virginia and Wesleyan University a more culturally diverse, inclusive and veterans’ success in college and in recruiting Scholars who are post- welcoming campus. Our community— ultimately in the workforce. 9/11 U.S. veterans. The first cohort of and our society—can only benefit from Chicago Posse Scholars will matriculate expanding opportunity.” We are thrilled to partner in fall 2019. The first cohort of Scholars set off for This September, Lehigh University Vanderbilt University from New York with The Posse Foundation will welcome its first Posse from City 28 years ago. Since then, The Posse in their noble work of the Bay Area, and the University of Foundation has expanded to 10 cities Virginia (UVA), which already recruits nationwide and has sent close to 8,000 extending the opportunity from Houston, will welcome its first students to college. This year alone, 750 Veterans Posse. Scholars received the Posse Scholarship. of high-quality education to With the admission of the Class of Posse Scholars hail from Atlanta, promising young people. 2022, Posse’s partner institutions have the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, D.C., awarded $1.2 billion in scholarships to Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Posse partner colleges and universities Posse Scholars since the organization’s Orleans and New York. They are active are critical to advancing the foundation’s founding in 1989. and engaged members of their campus mission. Currently, 57 top institutions “We are thrilled to partner with communities. Most important, Scholars of higher education are collaborating The Posse Foundation in their noble graduate at a rate of 90 percent—well with Posse to find and prepare the next work of extending the opportunity of above the national average. generation of leaders. * high-quality education to promising The Posse Veterans Program was young people in the Bay Area who might launched in 2012, with Vassar College not otherwise have that opportunity,” as its first partner. By creating cohorts Lehigh University President John Simon. Highlights from The Posse Foundation STEM Conference Excerpted Remarks from Featured Speakers We need more people of all known for the greatest schools. But backgrounds to study and persist my parents were very adamant about in STEM. Multiple studies have education. This is why they worked documented that diversity in STEM hard, gave up their lives, and sacrificed teams leads to better problem solving so much. and increased innovation. I attended Martin Luther Jr. High We actually already know a great School in Manhattan. While there, deal about how to change the pattern I found several teachers who really of underrepresentation of people of nurtured me. color and women in STEM education. Then I happily earned a Posse First, it is critical to foster intellectual Scholarship, and became part of the engagement and excitement through first Posse to attend Lafayette College. passionate teaching and through I was able to go to school without a curricula that connects STEM fields to single dime from my parents or myself, the interests and concerns of a diverse which was critical. student body. I went on to complete a Ph.D. at the Kim Cassidy Second, success requires building a Dr. Ibrahima Bah University of Michigan that received President climate of belonging for all students. Physics Professor international attention and proceeded Bryn Mawr College It demands a practice of identifying Johns Hopkins University on to two really fantastic postdocs. and addressing unconscious bias in our Posse Alumnus, Brandeis University The exclusion and under- assumptions about students and about It’s actually hard to draw a representation of women and racial how we teach them. As long as I can remember, I’ve and ethnic minorities in STEM always been interested in two questions: straight line from being a is a grave social injustice. When When intentional biases How do things work? And why do they kid from my background to intentional biases, unconscious work? My childhood was littered with attitudes, institutional structures, and and institutional structures me doing all sorts of things that could becoming someone doing lack of action to effect change combine kill me. Miraculously, I survived. to deprive members of minority deprive minority groups and To many people it’s no surprise that research as an adult. groups and women from entering and women from succeeding in I ended up on the faculty at Johns succeeding in STEM fields, we all are Hopkins doing research, trying to The thing that I want people to draw diminished and we all lose. STEM fields, we all lose. understand some of the most basic from this story is that I was incredibly Just over half of our K-through-12 laws of nature. While that narrative lucky. There was a person who held my students are female. As of 2012, more Third, we must ensure that we may seem natural, it’s actually hard hand at each stage, until grad school. than 50 percent of the children now work with students to cultivate the to draw a straight line from being a There are many other kids who born in the United States are non- requisite STEM skills and knowledge kid from my background who’s deeply are equally driven, who are equally white. These students must be given for success. That is why Posse, and interested in how and why things work excited about many different things. equal opportunities and well-resourced in particular STEM Posse, is so to becoming someone doing research The only difference between them encouragement to enter STEM fields if important. It identifies students with as an adult. and me is that I was much luckier than we are to avert workforce shortages in interests, aptitude, leadership skills, I grew up in Dakar, Senegal, and they are. How many driven kids are critical sectors of the economy. and resilience to undertake STEM I came to the U.S. when I was 13. out there? And without people to hold Over the next decade, STEM jobs majors and sends them to first-rate Neither of my parents were educated their hands along the way, how will are expected to grow by 13 percent, colleges and universities offering past 6th grade. We lived in the South they ever be able to reach their full outpacing growth in other fields. rigorous academic skill development.* Bronx of New York City—not a place potential? * The power of the F&M example, about individual students. Inclusion I think, is being able to show that has to be about the environment one of the most rigorous academic in which students work. It’s about programs in the country is a great fit institutions buying in and committing for talented, highly motivated first-gen to the kinds of changes needed to students.
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