Collaborative: EDGE Program

该奖项支持继续推进研究生教育多元化(EDGE)计划。女性，特别是代表不足的少数族裔女性，在数学科学领域的比例在每一个学术水平上都在下降。针对这一问题，EDGE计划的目的是(1)增加女性在数学科学领域的博士人数，特别是那些来自代表性不足群体的女性博士；(2)让更多的女性在数学界担任明显的领导角色。EDGE计划寻求通过提供全面的指导计划来实现这些目标，该计划支持妇女在数学领域的学术发展和研究活动。拟议的活动针对四个不同群体的女性：新博士生、高级博士生、博士后和初级教职员工。除了一年一度的夏季会议，EDGE还为每个目标参与者群体提供年度会议、研究协作旅行、展示研究的旅行和其他无限制的指导活动。该项目旨在通过增加女性，特别是来自少数群体的女性的数量来影响数学界，她们成功地完成了数学科学研究生课程；她们在学术界、工业界和政府中担任领导角色；她们最终使数学界多样化，并可持续地增加可用的“本土”人才库。数学界多样性的增加最终将增强美国在数学和科学方面的竞争力，并允许来自各种背景和文化的人茁壮成长、进步并为这一职业做出贡献。减少数学科学教师之间的性别和种族差异将有助于全国努力增加数学本科生和研究生课程招生的多样性。

This award supports continuation of the Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) program. The proportion of women, especially underrepresented minority women, in the mathematical sciences declines at each successive academic level. In response to this problem, the EDGE Program is designed (1) to increase the number of women PhDs in the mathematical sciences, especially those from underrepresented groups; and (2) to place more women in visible leadership roles in the mathematics community. The EDGE Program seeks to achieve these goals by providing a comprehensive mentoring program that supports the academic development and research activities of women in mathematics. The proposed activities target women in four different groups: new PhD students, advanced PhD students, postdocs, and junior faculty. Along with an annual summer session, EDGE supports an annual conference, travel for research collaborations, travel to present research, and other open-ended mentoring activities for each targeted participant group. This project aims to impact the mathematics community by increasing the number of women, particularly from minority groups, who succeed in graduate programs in the mathematical sciences; who assume leadership roles in academia, industry, and government; and who ultimately diversify the mathematical community and provide a sustainable increase in the pool of available "home-grown" talent. Increased diversity in the mathematics community will ultimately strengthen U.S. competitiveness in mathematics and science and allow people from all backgrounds and cultures to thrive, advance, and contribute to the profession. Reducing the gender and racial disparities among faculty in the mathematical sciences will facilitate national efforts to increase the diversity of students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics.