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Gatekeeping in STEM

Digital illustration of an open laptop with a checkbox and the words "Not eligible" "not welcome" "not supported." The background is light purple and orange with checkboxes making a pattern.

International STEM students need funding opportunities, too — especially now

It is virtually impossible for international students to seek financial stability, and the pandemic has compounded the difficulties faced by international students.

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Dreams Built on Myths: Of Science and the American Dream

As a Latinx, woman of color, immigrant scientist trained in the United States, science was at the heart of my American Dream.

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We need more STEM Black Girl Magic on our screens, and we won’t wait around for it

As a young Black girl growing up, I remember not seeing many scientists who looked like me.

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A classic yellow pencil is erasing the background, a colorful gradient with light blue line drawings of nature-inspired symbolism.

Gatekeeping in STEM is a symptom of epistemicide

Epistemicide is “the killing, silencing, annihilation, or devaluing” of epistemologies, or systems of knowledge.

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