Advancing equity and access in STEM learning

The STEM Learning Center is situated under the Office of Societal Impact within Research, Innovation & Impact at the University of Arizona. We are a university-wide center that supports efforts to recruit and retain a diverse population of learners into a robust STEM environment. We do this through research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education practices at Hispanic Serving Institutions and Research-Intensive Universities.

We offer expertise around project design, education research and evaluation, and inclusive practices in higher education. If you are working on a grant proposal or project and are looking for resources on inclusive practices in STEM, need current data for project proposals, or just want to network and collaborate with like-minded groups or individuals, we can help.

Featured News

EDU Program Highlights

June 18, 2024

Learn more about the winners of the annual Community College Innovation Challenge, co-sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges and NSF. Dr. Moore, EDU's AD, says that “the student participants represent both the present and future of STEM by addressing some of the most pressing challenges of our times." Participating teams went through a weeklong boot camp to fine tune their projects, give pitches to potential investors and more.

With new fellowship, UArizona researchers will study how to create inclusive STEM learning environments

Sept. 6, 2023

Funded by a $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant, the new fellowship program will support research on how to reach more students from diverse communities with science, technology, engineering and math education.

UArizona project will expand AZ HSI Consortium, support Hispanic students in STEM

Sept. 6, 2023

University of Arizona Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives received nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation and $1 million from the Helios Education Foundation to increase the presence of the AZ HSI Consortium and launch Project LISTO.

Awards

The University of Arizona ASEMS programs has been awarded INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award! Organizations who receive this prestigious award advance diversity, promote equality, and build a stronger U.S. workforce, through innovative programs and initiatives for current and future students, increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups entering STEM professions.

This award is a tribute to the people and programs that encourage and inspire a new generation of people to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. ASEMS programs continues to make a significant difference through mentoring and teaching, research, and other efforts worthy of this national recognition.

Excelencia in Education, a national organization focused on accelerating Latino student success in higher education, recognized four evidence-based programs across the U.S.—including UArizona's Science, Engineering and Math Scholars (ASEMS)—as winners of its 2020 Examples of Excelencia award.