ADVANCE Leadership Award

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Over the past thirty years Spelman College has made great strides in its efforts to increase thenumber of women and the number of African American students who complete bachelor's degreesin mathematics and who enter into and persist in graduate programs in the sciences, mathematics andengineering. Those efforts have resulted in a greater understanding of the academic training and earlyprofessional development needs, and the support mechanisms required to attract these students intothe higher levels of academic excellence and academic leadership. It has also resulted in a cadre ofwomen faculty who hold leadership positions throughout the SEM areas in their own disciplines.The current ADVANCE project intends to capitalize on past success by pursuing the followinggoals:a. Use scholarly writings to disseminate information regarding support structuresaimed at increasing retention among women in graduate mathematics programs; andinformation on support mechanisms to advance the careers of women in the scientificcommunity.b. Facilitate the transition of the PI back to a full-time research and teaching positionfollowing a period of long-term leadership in efforts to expand the pipeline ofacademic leaders in SEM areas.c. Increase the capacity of women to assume academic positions in higher educationas mathematicians and to advance to leadership roles in the science, engineering andmathematics academic community, with a particular emphasis on minority women.This project is supported by the NSF ADVANCE Program. The overall mission of the ADVANCE Program is to increase the participation of women in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increased representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers.