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University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

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Completion Rates

Increase recruitment and degree completion rates of U.S. and Permanent Resident BIPOC in STEM doctoral programs.

Share professional and career development activities for students, faculty and staff across institutions.

Increase visibility and access to graduate program options available to BIPOC students in NEAGEP institutions.

Address fundamental gaps in the literature concerning obstacles to the achievement of diversity in the STEM doctoral programs and the STEM workforce.

Facilitate peer-to-peer mentoring relationships among students, faculty and staff across institutions.

Leverage the NEAGEP consortium to obtain grants designed to diversify the STEM workforce.