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- Dr. Edray Goins, a professor of mathematics at Pomona College, was recently awarded more than $120,000 in grant money
- The money is for an undergraduate summer research program that prioritizes students of color
- Nationally, the number of Black students majoring in math is dropping
- By leaving his tenured position at a top research university, Goins has been able to grow this summer program and devote more time to undergraduates of color
A professor took a calculated professional gamble, and it’s paying off, says Parker Collins, Multimedia Journalist at Spectrum News 1.
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Dr. Edray Goins, a professor of mathematics at Pomona College, was recently awarded more than $120,000 in grant money from the National Security Agency to run an eight-week summer program in mathematics. He received hundreds of applicants so he took special care to select a diverse group of students, especially because the number of Black students majoring in math is dropping nationally.
Goins has devoted his life to math research and teaching — a path that surprised even him...
By leaving, Goins has been able to grow this summer program, devote more time to undergraduates of color and see more diversity within his department. There have been breakthroughs.
Source: Spectrum News 1
