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Advance at UNM group

Advance at UNM group

(l. to r.): Stephanie Forrest, co-principal investigator and computer science professor; Julia Fulghum, Advance director, special assistant to the dean for graduate education, College of Arts and Sciences; Tina Takacs-Vesbach, biology professor; Kate Krause, dean, University College and the Honors College, and economics professor; Lisa Marchiondo, assistant professor of organizational behavior, Anderson School of Management; Lydia Tapia, assistant computer science professor; and Melanie Moses, associate computer science professor.

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Mala Htun and Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez

Mala Htun and Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez

Advance at UNM deputy director Mala Htun, left and Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, head of the internal evaluation team for Advance at UNM, discuss an evaluation plan during a meeting at the Advance space in the Communication and Journalism building.

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Area to collaborate

Area to collaborate

Advance at UNM Director Julia Fulghum, left, and Program Director Brittany Ortiz, collaborate during a recent meeting at the Advance UNM space in the Communication and Journalism building. The space serves as a hub for the five-year program, which aims to boost the number of women and minorities in STEM fields.

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Meet and Network

Meet and Network

The Advance at UNM office in the Communication and Journalism building on campus offers a place for faculty to meet and network. Among other events, the group also will be holding "Shut Up and Write" sessions starting this month for faculty to find quiet time to focus on writing.

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Variety of Meetings

Variety of Meetings

The Advance at UNM space in the Communication and Journalism building is used for a variety of meetings related to the project. The group's next event in the space will be April 19, when Senior Associate University Counsel Michele Huff discusses how to handle small negotiations at work.

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UNM awarded NSF ADVANCE grant to create institutional transformation across STEM fields

Grant designed to promote diversity, facilitate advancement for women

By Steve Carr March 28, 2017

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