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CGEST Staff

Dec 30, 20213 min read

New Year 2022: Time to Reflect and Make Resolutions Related to Women of Color in STEM

By Christine Leavitt It is hard to believe that another year has flown by. As we commence a new calendar year, it is important to reflect...

CGEST Staff

Sep 28, 20212 min read

National Hispanic Heritage Month

By: Ariana Bui Every year, September 15th through October 15th marks Hispanic Heritage month - a time to celebrate and honor the rich...

CGEST Staff

Apr 27, 20214 min read

Staff Spotlight: Christine O'Donnell

Ah April! Here we are a full third of the way into 2021 and it is once again time for another staff spotlight! This month we asked...

Guest Blogger

Mar 2, 20213 min read

Workplace Bias and Women of Color in Computing

Contributing guest blog post by Rachel Maas At the Center for WorkLife Law, we had the opportunity as part of WoCCC to study bias...

Dr. Kimberly Scott

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Forward Thinking for Our Girls

A few days after the highly publicized attack on the U.S. Capitol, education organizations thoughtfully and rapidly provided lists for...

Dr. Tara Nkrumah

Jan 22, 20212 min read

Behind the Scenes of Writing Culturally Relevant Curriculum

By Tara Nkrumah, PhD In the early 2000s, I taught predominantly African American and Latinx high school students the subject of science....