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When asked if she always intended to make her career in academia, Dr.Melanie Ooi, laughing, replies, “No! Emphatically no.” But almost a decade after earning her Ph.D. degree, she reflects back on the meaning she has found in it. “Growing up, I was ambitious and driven, and I assumed teaching required a nurturing value that I didn’t have,” she says. As she pursued both her … [Read more...] about Women to Watch: Tackling Teaching and Research: Ooi Extols the Benefits of Networking

When Dr. Pamela Cosman was young, she enjoyed math problems with her father; when new concepts were introduced in class, she had usually already seen them. School came easily to Cosman, and when she was in seventh grade, her parents challenged her with enrollment in a French immersion program in nearby Los Angeles. School abruptly became difficult, even incomprehensible, but … [Read more...] about Pipelining Attractive Programs for Women: A Commitment to Service

This has been quite the year for Susanne Tedrick. February saw the launch of her first book, Women of Color in Tech, as well as being when she was awarded IBM's Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. March brought a global pandemic, quarantining her and her husband in their apartment in New York City. In May, she was appointed to the steering committee of the nonprofit … [Read more...] about Amperes: Current Events From Around the World- Going Beyond Advocacy

This time last year, the world as we know it began to undergo an unwelcome and profound change. For many of us, our lives and the goals we aspired to reach for our career and education journeys were dealt a huge blow. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to revisit our priorities and think beyond convention. We must now quickly and decisively pivot our attitudes and behaviors … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor: Time for Rock Stars