HHMI announces 104 six-year Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative grants
104 schools are receiving six-year grants as part of Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative. IE3 challenges US colleges and universities to substantially and sustainably build capacity for student belonging, especially for those who have been historically excluded from the sciences.
In preparing their IE3 pre-proposals, each school picked one of three broad challenges to address:
- How can we make the content of the introductory science experience more inclusive?
- How can we evaluate effective inclusive teaching, and then use the evaluation in the rewards system including faculty promotion and tenure?
- How can we create genuine partnerships between 2- and 4-year colleges and universities so that transfer students have a more inclusive experience?
Institutions representing the EPSCoR and IDeA jurisdictions include:
Challenge 1
- Auburn University at Montgomery (ALABAMA)
- University of ALASKA Anchorage
- University of KANSAS
- University of IOWA
- NEBRASKA Wesleyan University
- University of NEW MEXICO-Main Campus
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus (PUERTO RICO)
- Furman University (SOUTH CAROLINA)
- Middlebury College (VERMONT)
Challenge 2
- Tuskegee University (ALABAMA)
- Boise State University (IDAHO)
- Centre College (KENTUCKY)
- Union College (KENTUCKY)
- University of MISSISSIPPI
- University of NEBRASKA-Lincoln
- Providence College (RHODE ISLAND)
- University of RHODE ISLAND
- Coker University (SOUTH CAROLINA)
- WEST VIRGINIA University
Challenge 3
- MONTANA State University
- University of NEVADA-Reno
- Clemson University (SOUTH CAROLINA)
- University of WYOMING