“Never be afraid to make some noise and get into good trouble, necessary trouble.” – John Lewis In recent years, the landscape of college admissions has been undergoing a significant transformation. From rapid-paced emerging technologies and skills-based learning trends to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on ending the use of racial categories in college admissions,…
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NACAC's Journal of College Admission features STEM PUSH: Pre-college STEM programs teach students about scientific inquiry, research, and much more. Yet many of these out-of-school programs that are equity-focused often aren’t considered in college admission because there’s too much variability across programs for admission offices to evaluate. A national alliance called the STEM PUSH Network is working to change that.
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The STEM PUSH Network convened almost 40 pre-college STEM programs in Pittsburgh for its bi-annual sharing and networking event. The theme, Roots and Branches, focused on deepening and institutionalizing the work (roots), and expanding STEM PUSH’s reach and impact (branches). Over the course of two and a half days, educators from Florida to California, offered…
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The STEM PUSH Network is excited to join four NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES-funded alliances and the NSF Coordination Hub for an important webinar discussion on how Improvement Science can be leveraged and adapted for equitable systems change in STEM. The Aug. 30th National Network Quarterly Webinar will showcase the transformative work of four…
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Developing competencies that matter in STEM are important for programs to nurture in students as they prepare for their futures. This is important for pre-college STEM programs and the youth they serve, as well as the larger system. The STEM PUSH Networked Improvement Community (our learning engine) is testing key areas of improvement – like…
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STEM PUSH thinks about science, engineering, technology and math – STEM – through the lens of racial equity. Equity is the approach with which the Network reviews all work, processes, learning and research. With this lens, STEM PUSH involves Network partners in a number of activities to study, reflect on and implement equity-based practices to…
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By Talia Stol In order to change and disrupt systems, one must first “see” the system and one’s location within it, and then be able to openly discuss how systems operate to benefit some at the expense of others. That is the big thinking behind the STEM PUSH Network’s “Racism in STEM Discussion Routine” for…
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STEM PUSH is Working to Increase Numbers of Black and Brown Students Pursuing STEM The idea started as all good ones do — from a big problem: Too few People of Color are pursuing STEM disciplines and professions. The explanations for why are varied and complex and range from systemic racism to institutional complacency. Through…
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When first taking over the role of Director for the CSU East Bay MESA College Prep Program in 2019, Janiene Langford was ambivalent about the culminating event that pitted teams from around the California East Bay against one another. She wanted students to support and nurture each other in a collaborative and fun environment and…
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For Vince Stewart, the leader of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem, STEM is not just a flat set of skills connected to science, technology, engineering and math. Stewart, who also serves as Chief Impact and Program Officer and Senior Managing Director of Education at Children Now, sees STEM as a way of driving systemic change,…
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