Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program)! 🎉 National Science Foundation (NSF) 👩🏻🏫 Project Team: PI: Rosemary Barberet (John Jay College) Co-PIs: Cristina Lozano Argüelles (John Jay College) & Sarah Hoiland (Hostos Community College) Grant: $400,000 This project addresses the lack of data on Hispanic bilingual students at HSIs. It aims to enhance understanding of language proficiencies, belonging, and identity among these students and to develop bilingual education opportunities in STEM. Focusing on John Jay College (CUNY) and CUNY Hostos Community College, the project will: - Study Spanish heritage learners and English language learners. - Explore institutional cultures and readiness for bilingual course development. - Develop a mixed-methods model to evaluate institutional readiness for bilingual education. - Share findings and frameworks to help other institutions support bilingual students in STEM. Our goal is to create a stronger, more inclusive STEM transfer pipeline for Hispanic students, meeting industry demands for bilingual professionals. 🌟🔬📚