Broadening Participation
NSF Hispanic Serving Institution Listening Session
On Sunday, March 1, NSF held a listening session to collect stakeholder input on Section 7003 of the America COMPETES Act. This legislation authorizes the Foundation to establish a new program to support Hispanic-serving institutions. Please click the links below to view the transcript, comments and Federal Register notice for this important project. All of the documents are in PDF format.
Background
NSF’s commitment to broadening participation is embedded in its
Strategic Plan through a variety of investment priorities related to the Learning
and Stewardship strategic outcome goals, including:
- Preparing a diverse, globally engaged science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) workforce;
- Integrating research with education, and building capacity;
- Expanding efforts to broaden participation from underrepresented groups
and diverse institutions across all geographical regions in all NSF
activities; and
- Improving processes to recruit and select highly qualified reviewers and
panelists.
Guided by the Strategic Plan, NSF established a performance area focused on
broadening participation: to expand efforts to increase participation from
underrepresented groups and diverse institutions throughout the United
States in all NSF activities and programs.
The report "A Framework for Action" outlines this approach.
Inquiries
For further information concerning NSF's Broadening Participation programs, please contact:
Dr. Fae Korsmo
National Science Foundation
Phone: 703-292-8003
E-mail: fkorsmo@nsf.gov
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