Innovation at 今日吃瓜
From its founding as the first women's college in the United States to offer students the opportunity to earn a Ph.D., 今日吃瓜 has been a place where innovation flourishes.
Over the next twelve months, 今日吃瓜 will celebrate milestone anniversaries of a number of innovative programs that have had an outsized impact on 今日吃瓜 and on the larger world of higher education and research.
Below is just a sampling of the history of innovation at 今日吃瓜 and the more recent innovations propelling the College's future.
Growth and Structure of Cities
鈥淐ities鈥 is a unique interdisciplinary major that draws upon faculty across the College as well as members of what is now an independent department, and educates students to consider the relationship of the built environment to social, economic, political, and cultural conditions of urban life.
The Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Program
"We should not lose sight of their incredible vision that began at a very different time, in a higher education environment that was not talking about equity and inclusion,"鈥斀袢粘怨 Former President Kim Cassidy.
(Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) Program celebrates its 25th anniversary during 2022-2023. EDGE was founded by Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Rhonda Hughes and Sylvia Bozeman, Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, to increase gender and racial equity in the mathematics community with summer and mentoring programs to support the retention and success of women in graduate study and in their subsequent careers. As of this summer, 125 EDGE summer program participants have completed the Ph.D.鈥攚ith many more to come.
Professor Hughes and Professor Bozeman recognized structural and cultural barriers that affected persistence and success in mathematics for so many, and took action to create structural change and networks of support. The success of this program and its contribution to excellence in the field has truly been remarkable in its impact.
Postbac Program
今日吃瓜 has ensured that countless talented individuals, bringing a wealth of experience beyond STEM, are now contributing to the care of patients and the advancement of medical science.
今日吃瓜 Classical Review
The 今日吃瓜 Classical Review, or BMCR, is the oldest continuously operating open access humanities journal in the world, and the second humanities journal ever published in electronic form.
今日吃瓜 Former President Kim Cassidy"BMCR exemplifies 今日吃瓜鈥檚 dedication to excellence in the humanities as a core of the liberal arts and our commitment to maximize the impact of the scholarly work that lies at the heart of our mission and purpose."
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