Vassar College
Project Title
For a study and showcase on Institutional Equity, College Completion, and Subsequent Earnings
Date
Sep. 10, 2026
Duration
12 months
Description
American higher education faces growing skepticism as a driver of social mobility, due to high tuition costs and low graduation rates, which correlate with weaker post-college earnings. Vassar’s study builds on prior research identifying recurrent themes among high-performing colleges. The longitudinal study will examine five institutions that have turned around their completion rates over the last five to seven years, aiming to uncover actionable steps for sustainable improvement. The result will be recognition for top performers, some of whom we expect to be previously unheralded, and a roadmap of data-driven strategies to help other low-resource institutions boost completion and earnings. Findings will be presented at a conference designed in collaboration with the Andrew Carnegie Foundation that gathers leading scholars, educators, policymakers, and researchers to advance policy and practice on college completion.
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As a final grant for project support for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU)
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
40 months
Description
The Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU) is a 7-week immersive summer experience in secondary science and mathematics education in New York City. Twelve undergraduate STEM majors are selected to participate and take a course in either science or mathematics pedagogy to apply what they learn to teach a summer enrichment class to New York City public school students under the supervision of a master teacher-mentor. This final grant will allow for the scale-up of the project to include evaluation and research to compare sites in terms of implementation and effectiveness.
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For project support for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
The STEM Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU) program is designed to tackle: 1. The national shortage of high-quality STEM teachers, 2. The lack of opportunities for students from underrepresented groups to participate in STEM enrichment activities during the summer, and 3. The need for meaningful professional development and leadership opportunities for STEM teachers. The TEU program developed a model of a summer STEM program that effectively addresses these issues, and it offers undergraduate STEM majors an opportunity to explore and deepen their interest in teaching with a cohort of peers through an immersive experience that integrates a discipline-specific pedagogy course with a teaching practicum on STEM enrichment for predominantly high-need secondary students. Past Corporation support funded a TEU site based in New York City and developed through a partnership between the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Barnard College. Continued Corporation support will allow for a scale-up of the project to include evaluation and research to compare sites in terms of implementation and effectiveness.
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For project support for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates joint Barnard College and American Museum of Natural History site
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
19 months
Description
The STEM Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU) program, operating out of Vassar College since 2013 is designed to tackle: 1. The national shortage of high-quality STEM teachers, 2. The lack of opportunities for students from under-represented groups to participate in STEM enrichment activities during the summer, and 3. The need for meaningful professional development and leadership opportunities for STEM teachers. The TEU program has developed and tested a model of a summer STEM program that effectively addresses all of these issues. The model offers an opportunity for undergraduate STEM majors to explore and deepen their interest in teaching with a like-minded cohort of peers through an immersive experience that integrates a discipline-specific pedagogy course with a teaching practicum on STEM enrichment for predominantly high-need secondary students. Continued support will fund a TEU site, based in New York City, to be developed through a partnership between the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Barnard College.
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For project support for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates joint Barnard College and American Museum of Natural History site
Date
Mar. 05, 2020
Duration
23 months
Description
The STEM Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates (TEU) program, operating out of Vassar College since 2013 is designed to tackle: 1. The national shortage of high-quality STEM teachers, and 2. The lack of opportunities for students from under-represented groups to participate in STEM enrichment activities during the summer. The TEU program has developed and tested a model of a summer STEM program that effectively addresses both of these issues. The model offers an opportunity for undergraduate STEM majors to explore and deepen their interest in teaching with a like-minded cohort of peers through an immersive experience that integrates a discipline-specific pedagogy course with a teaching practicum on STEM enrichment for predominantly high-need secondary students. This project will fund a TEU site, based in New York City, to be developed through a partnership between the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Barnard College.