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HSI-Hubs: Intersectionality as Inquiry & Praxis: Race, Class, Gender & Ethnicity for Student Success in STEM

We are a partnership created to catalyze enduring transformational equity.


Our Objectives are to:

01 01

Re-envision data and equity metrics for generating policies for action and impact

02 02

Convene communities of practice among faculty and other stakeholder communities​

03 03

Transform equity narratives in our strategic communications and publications

Office Hours​

We are holding virtual drop-in office hours for anyone interested in advancing student success in stem. Everyone is welcome! Stem department instructors, chairs, program directors, advisors, etc.

 

New Mexico & New York

Friday September 13, 2024
09:00 AM -11:00AM MT / 11:00 AM- 1:00PM ET
Friday October 11, 2024
09:00 AM -11:00AM MT / 11:00 AM- 1:00PM ET
Friday November 8, 2024
09:00 AM -11:00AM MT / 11:00 AM- 1:00PM ET
Friday December 13, 2024
09:00 AM -11:00AM MT / 11:00 AM- 1:00PM ET

Who We Are


We are a project funded partnership between six Hispanic Serving Institutions- The University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico State University (NMSU), Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), City College, The City University of New York (CCNY-CUNY), Lehman College-CUNY and Hostos Community College-CUNY.

Our purpose is to help institutions of higher education create effective actions for advancing undergraduate student success in STEM and beyond and to catalyze enduring transformational equity.

Our 5-year long project- spanning from 2023 to 2028- has three broad goals:

Examine institutional data across various partner sites to assess equity in admissions, enrollment, retention, degrees awarded and post degree outcomes and produce policy briefs based on findings. Develop and convene communities of practice, consisting of faculty fellows and other stakeholders across project sites in order to share and learn about equity initiatives that have been implemented in other institutions and develop action plans for our own units.

Center intersectionality as equity through narrative change, communication strategies and publications Develop an online resource tool for other institutions and the public at large to utilize in their own intersectionality work. Develop a handbook and propose a special issue to a relevant journal on the entire project process of practicing intersectionality as inquiry and praxis in the context of STEM programs at Hispanic Serving Institutions.


Our work has been made possible by generous grant from the National Science Foundation.

Meet our Principal Investigators

Dr. Felecia Canton-Garcia

Central New Mexico Community College Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dr. Claudia Díaz-Fuentes

University of New Mexico Assistant Professor, College of Population Health

Dr. Ramona Hernandez

CUNY- City College of New York Director of CUNY Dominican Studies Institute & Professor of Sociology

Dr. Nancy López

University of New Mexico Professor of Sociology; Past Director/Co-founder, Institute for the Study of “Race” & Social Justice, The University of New Mexico

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Dr. Yoel Rodriguez

CUNY- Hostos Community College Professor, Physical Science Unit

Dr. Maria-Isabel Roldos

CUNY- Lehman College Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, and Director of the Institute for Health Equity

Dr. Teresa Maria Linda Scholz

New Mexico State University Vice President for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

Dr. Antonios Varelas

CUNY- Hostos Community College Professor of Psychology, Behavioral Sciences Unit

Stay Updated!

STEM Faculty Fellow Applications
Community of Practice: Catalyzing Enduring Change & Impact
Application Deadline: January 30, 2025