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Scholarships for Women in STEM Under Attack

Gabriella Mateo | Contributing Writer Private STEM Scholarships are now receiving harsh criticism for utilizing reverse sexism to boost women in a minority field.  Sex-based scholarships are “dirty money”, according to Mark Perry, a retired economics and finance professor, who is determined to use the recessional period of his career to take down such programs.  […]

WiTCON paves the way for women in technology

Mhyanif Lozada | Assistant Entertainment Director Industry professionals shared their expertise in career workshops at FIU’s first-ever Women in Technology conference. On March 24, WiTCON was held in Parking Garage 6 of the Modesto Maidique campus by several student organizations, including INIT, short for the programming term “initialize”, Women in Computer Science, Blockchain At FIU, […]

GC Lawns to Get “Astrophysical” on International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Camila Pereira/Contributing Writer This Wednesday is the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and FIU is getting in on the celebration to encourage women and others who are seeking to pursue a career related to STEM. FIU’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies will be hosting the event on February 11th, […]

Data shows slight increase of women in College of Engineering and Computing

While the University has seen a steady 43 percent increase in women applicants for the College of Engineering and Computing, the same can’t be said for the number of enrolled women, with the college only seeing a 23 percent increase since 2011.
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