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As a Gates Millennium Scholars Program / GMSP alum, I am deeply saddened by this news. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation built something that was brilliant, necessary, and live-changing for so many of us as low-income, high-achieving students of color. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Gates Scholarships Expand Eligibility To Include All Races

After complaints were raised about its tax-exempt status, the Gates Foundation said it will no longer restrict eligibility for Gates Scholarships to minority students.

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In honor of Virginia Tech's Women's Month, join us for this event! Mujeres on the Move: Developing Your Latina STEM Identity Tuesday, March 25th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT) Location: Goodwin 340 (Capsule)

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I received The Rising Star in Diversity Award (the 2nd award this week, wild 🤯)! Going to the CoNECD Conference was a much needed space of community and support, and I am forever grateful to my research team and engineering ed fam that helped make this a special one ❤️

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This week was special 💖 I received my FIRST award 🥇 in #Engineering #Education, the WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network) Betty Vetter Research Award! Special thanks to Diane Rover, Nandika D’Souza, Jenni Case, and Heather Metcalf for supporting my work and advocating for me!

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It goes without saying, but if you see the need to access any data about American education from the federal government, you should go download it now. Like stop reading this post and do it immediately.

So proud of our book being named one of #AAHHE's Books of the Year! Makes it even more special to share the category honor with José Del Real Viramontes and Marissa Vasquez, too, for their work on #comm_colleges!!

Dr. Lara Perez-Felkner@perezfelkner.bsky.social · last yr.

Our Latin* Engineering Students book won its first award— Edited Book of the Year! Looking forward to AAHHE next month. Thanks to them and especially my co-editors @srod-vt.bsky.social & Ciera Fluker + our incredible collaborators & reviewers. Appreciate you all & @rutgersupress.bsky.social