Andrea Goldsmith was one of those students who was interested in everything, and like many high school graduates, she didn’t know what she was going to study in college. A gap year spent traveling made her even more interested in politics and languages, and when she began her freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley, she thought seriously about majoring in … [Read more...] about As Good as Goldsmith: Fostering Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
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Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone: Nunes Excels in New Environments
For a long time, Dr. Sharon Nunes wanted to be a teacher, but when she graduated from high school and entered a teaching program, she quickly realized it wasn’t right for her. At a time when it felt like she was supposed to have her future figured out, she didn’t. A math teacher suggested a math major, but Nunes had no idea what she would do with a math degree—besides … [Read more...] about Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone: Nunes Excels in New Environments
Innovating in Academia: Expanding Access to Higher Education
In May 2021, The Ohio State University put health and safety protocols in place to hold not one but two in-person commencement ceremonies, presenting 12,345 degrees and certificates to graduates. “There’s really something to the Buckeye spirit,” says Ohio State President Dr. Kristina M. Johnson. Johnson began her tenure at Ohio State in August 2020—the latest step in what has … [Read more...] about Innovating in Academia: Expanding Access to Higher Education
The Educating Apple: Wozniak Supports Innovative Global Technology Projects
Janet Wozniak is enamored with the natural world, be it the small animals in her California backyard or the birds she tagged and studied in Mexico when she traveled there from Baldwin City, Kansas, while an undergraduate at Baker University. The daughter of a teacher and a school superintendent, she possesses a passion for the biological sciences and a love of learning in … [Read more...] about The Educating Apple: Wozniak Supports Innovative Global Technology Projects
Innovating for Energy Efficiency: Savitz Looks Beyond Technology
When Dr. Maxine Savitz headed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for graduate school in 1958, she found life in Cambridge different than what she had known as an undergraduate chemistry major at Bryn Mawr College. The biggest change was sheer size: she went from a campus of 600 students to one of 6,000. But there were other differences. She had left the … [Read more...] about Innovating for Energy Efficiency: Savitz Looks Beyond Technology
