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- 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 topped Forbes' list of the best value colleges for women in STEM
- Rankings based on "2016 Best Value" universities that specialize in STEM, and rate of female attendance
- 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图' enrollment is 56 percent female, and 29 percent of students specialize in STEM
Lots of people are talking about 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图鈥 top placement on Forbes magazine鈥檚 recent list of 鈥.鈥
the ranking in that garnered hundreds of likes and shares. Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi wrote about the ranking in her blog April 4.
鈥淩ankings are never the be-all, end-all of how we鈥檙e doing, but this kind of national recognition is a wonderful reminder that much of the hard work we鈥檝e achieved together on our campus is producing positive results for our students,鈥 .
The Forbes list is based on the magazine鈥檚 鈥2016 Best Value鈥 colleges, sorted by those that specialize in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. Forbes then considered the rate of attendance by women, and 鈥渢urned up 13 diverse institutions with heavy female representation.鈥
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鈥淯niversity of California, Davis, came in at No. 1 on our list of best value colleges for women in STEM, with 56 percent female enrollment and 29 percent of the student body specializing in STEM (as determined by College Scorecard data),鈥 . Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities came in second and third, respectively.
Chancellor Katehi noted how Forbes also looked at how strongly the universities support their STEM students, 鈥渁nd it made me proud to see 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 come out on top.鈥
Forbes cited two 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 programs: and CAMPOS. The former. funded in 2012 by a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation, works for diversity in STEM faculty by actively promoting the advancement of women and underrepresented minorities with an emphasis on understanding some of the challenges faced by Latina faculty.
The ADVANCE grant provided for the creation of the whose mission is to 鈥渟upport discovery of knowledge by promoting women in science, starting with Latinas, through an inclusive environment that is diversity driven, mentorship grounded and career focused.鈥
鈥淎 primary reason for our success has been the outstanding faculty we recruit and the work they spearhead to increase female and underrepresented minority representation in STEM,鈥 Katehi wrote in her blog post.
鈥淭here is always more work to be done in diversifying our campus, but I want to thank all the faculty, staff and students who have helped us make the progress we have achieved so far.
鈥淚t is through your hard work and dedication that we are able to ensure the success of all our students and give them the tools and education they need to build productive lives for themselves and for their communities.鈥
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