To increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who earn doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences

To provide support enabling approximately 16 PhD graduate students to attend the 2015 CRA-­Women Grad Cohort in San Francisco, CA on April 10-11, 2015

To explore innovative and effective ways to engage senior tenure-line faculty in physics and chemistry in pedagogical reform of upper division courses at research high or research very high universities

To study the persistence of high-achieving underrepresented minority students in STEM majors at highly-ranked colleges and universities after participation in summer enrichment programs for rising high school seniors and to test novel and cost-effective data collection techniques and a randomized control design

To provide partial support for a convocation and dissemination activities on the evidence, models, and implications of replacing standard laboratory courses with discovery-based research courses in the STEM undergraduate curriculum

To develop plans for a MPHD Alumni Mentoring Network and pilot a limited number of activities and professional development opportunities for graduates of the Minority Ph.D. (MPHD) Program with an initial focus on those who have positions in higher education

To plan workshops on implementing, evaluating, and disseminating techniques for active and inquiry-based mathematics learning in higher education

To develop the goals, organizational structure, membership, and activities for a New York City Data Science Task Force focused on understanding the regional workforce requirements in data science, and creating or expanding undergraduate educational and research opportunities aligned to these requirements

To better understand the historical development of IT education in the United States and its role in creating a diverse workforce

To use AAC&U’s Centennial to shine a light on the current deep quality divides and the urgent equity imperative in American higher education—with special attention to the essential learning outcomes and evidence-based high impact teaching and learning practices that work in STEM education