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SECTION VI - INVITED SPEAKERS
Pages 21-23

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... and reviewed tion at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and the report findings and recommendations concerning prepa- Human Development at New York University, Codirector ration, access, and financial/academic/social support. for the Institute for Globalization and Education in Met ropolitan Settings, and Professor of Education at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.
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... Amir Mirmiran spoke from his perspective as Dean of the • A Sense of Urgency [5] College of Engineering and Computing at Florida Interna tional University, the second largest producer of Hispanic From these she drew several lessons: engineers in the United States and the eighth largest pro ducer of African American engineers; as a veteran of two • Bigotry exists and is a problem that should be dealt National Science Foundation workshops on broadening with, "but the real problem is the micro-aggressions, minority participation; and as principal investigator of the the subtleties…it's not enough for us to take care of study "Building Partnerships and Pathways to Address the the bigots." Foundational Grand Challenge for Engineering Education: • We need to guard against cognitive dissonance and Concrete Steps toward Broadening Participation" (http:// confirmation basis, and to beware of thinking "It's eic3.eng.fiu.edu/nsf/)
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... When tax preparers fill out FAFSA forms at the same time they complete the family's tax forms, there is a major increase in low-income students receiving aid and going to college. • High-achieving low-income students tend to enroll in less competitive schools and are not aware that college application fees can be waived.
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