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The 91制片厂听has been selected as the new lead institution for the听Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP). This alliance, initiated in 1999 via funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF),听united 10 majority and five听minority-serving colleges and universities听to collaborate on activities towards increasing the听number of students from underrepresented groups who earn doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.

Directed by Sandra Petersen of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst for 15 years, NEAGEP has succeeded on a number of fronts, including听collaborative work on recruitment and retention activities, support for grant applications and innovative research. 鈥淭he NEAGEP network of research universities and minority-serving institutions was built on mutual trust and respect that has developed over nearly 20 years,鈥� Petersen notes. 鈥淭he alliance has supported more than 30 training grants and NSF CAREER awards, leveraging the NEAGEP network for recruiting and broadening the impact of these projects. NEAGEP is an example of true 鈥榠nstitutionalization鈥� of an NSF project that continues to have impact far beyond the initial funding.鈥澨�

91制片厂鈥檚 Graduate School will assume lead institution responsibilities for NEAGEP Next under the direction of interim dean Cari听Moorhead and assistant dean Dovev Levine.

鈥淚 am thrilled that we are about to launch NEAGEP Next with 91制片厂 at the helm,鈥� Petersen says.听鈥淭he 91制片厂 leadership team has the administrative support, vision and enthusiasm needed to ensure that NEAGEP Next continues to innovate and impact national efforts to diversify STEM graduate programs and the professoriate.鈥�

According to Moorhead, 鈥�91制片厂 Graduate School is excited to build upon and fortify NEAGEP via numerous initiatives, including collaborative efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented students into graduate education, provide alliance-wide professional and career development and engage in cross-institutional assessment and research concerning diversity in graduate education.鈥�

Monica Chiu, interim associate vice president for community, equity and diversity at 91制片厂, offers strong institutional support for an alliance 鈥渢hat is doing much needed diversity work in STEM fields. That 91制片厂 was chosen to head up NEAGEP is noteworthy, and I applaud our 91制片厂 champions for carrying this work into the future for the benefit of so many graduate students. My office looks forward to partnering with NEAGEP.鈥�

Among the NEAGEP alliance鈥檚 most recent activities, several members co-authored a 听investigating the validity of the Graduate Record Examination or GRE in predicting the success of doctoral students. This study has garnered national attention and illustrates NEAGEP鈥檚 capability to leverage its collective resources to inform important discussions pertaining to graduate education and diversity.

鈥�91制片厂 is proud to take the lead in continuing this important work to increase diversity in graduate education, particularly in STEM fields,鈥� says Wayne Jones, provost and vice president for academic affairs. 鈥淣EAGEP has made great strides and we are committed to ensuring it only grows.鈥�

Find out more about NEAGEP at the .