Farr will use this award to develop cultural competencies that will help her tailor her mentoring to be more helpful to the unique needs of students of color, particularly their professional development and networking
Smith will use this award to learn to be more intentional about mentoring across difference, particularly learning about the specific challenges underrepresented faculty face in the academy.
Modestino will use this award to enhance her cultural competency in terms of addressing issues of race by attending workshops and training at the MassMentoring Institute, which will enable her to develop a structured mentoring program that can be implemented ...
The University of Colorado Boulder School of Education and the Denver Public Schools will partner to reduce racial achievement gaps by improving teacher quality.
When well executed, research-practice partnerships can be powerful mechanisms for producing relevant and useful knowledge and facilitating its integration into policy and practice to improve youth outcomes. But without taking ...
Improving the use of research evidence in policy and practice is a challenge that implicates researchers across social science disciplines and methodological backgrounds. Here, Vivian Tseng outlines the Foundation’s call for proposals on research to illuminate strategies for improving ...
Scholars receive $350,000 to execute rigorous five-year research plans that stretch their skills and knowledge into new disciplines, content areas, or methods. As they commence their projects, they build mentoring relationships with experts in areas pertinent to their development, and further ...
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
