Innovations
Karen Marrongelle, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
Reaching the Missing Millions in STEM: Community Colleges’ Central Role
The science and engineering enterprise faces the same diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges that are present in society. These issues prevent the U.S. from achieving a STEM ecosystem that is representative of the incredible diversity we see in our country, a diversity that is essential to maintaining U.S. global leadership in science and engineering. Strengthening our STEM workforce requires that we address the Missing Millions, the gap between...
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February 18, 2026
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Students want to learn and produce work that is truly their own. Without structure, clarity, or confidence, however, AI can become a shortcut rather than a learning partner. If we want students to use AI responsibly, we must design for it. Join this research-backed session to explore how self-regulated learning skills—planning, monitoring, and reflection—reduce reliance on AI shortcuts and support authentic learning. Participants will walk through a practical framework for designing assignments that position AI as a learning...
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June 22, 2022
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Please join us as Flinn-Brown Fellow Erin Carr-Jordan (Chandler) 2013, Managing Director, Digital Equity Institute, hosts a deep dive into Arizona’s focused approach to achieving digital equity, including leveraging technology to connect the under and unconnected and improve process efficiencies. Carr-Jordan will be joined by a panel representing state and national organizations engaged in strategic initiatives to expand access and value and participation through increased connectivity.
Panel members: Mignonne Hollis, Flinn-Brown...
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February 29, 2024
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This is the seventh of our monthly webinar series on Generative AI. This podcast style discussion will focus on how institutions are approaching the development of academic AI policy. Over the past year, AI has taken an increasingly larger presence in our lives and the way educators and institutions go about creating AI policy has changed significantly. Tune in to hear about the latest trends in AI policy and learn how you can adopt them to fit your needs.
Visit this page to watch the other webinars in this series.
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Resources from the Walmart Brighter Futures 2.0 Project
Section I
Program Summary
Section II
Sample Work Plan
Section III
Impact on Individual and Community
Section IV
Success Stories
Section V
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Section VI
Collaborative Partnerships
Section VII
Project Forms, Documents and Other Materials
Application
Demographics Form
Section VIII
Project Publicity and Donor Recognition
Press Release 1
Press Release 2
Section IX
Sample Sustainability Plan
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