The National Science Foundation has awarded $2.5M to the University of California for a program that is proving effective in diversifying the ranks of students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

The California Alliance for Minority Participation, or CAMP, has worked across UC’s nine undergraduate campuses since 1991 to increase participation in STEM fields among undergraduate groups that have been historically underrepresented. The goal is to diversify the pipeline of students entering graduate school and the professoriate in those highly sought fields.

“More students earn advanced degrees at UC than at any other university in California, putting us in a prime position to help ensure that graduate students and faculty better reflect the diversity of our state,” said Yvette Gullatt, UC’s vice president for Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs and the vice provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. “We are honored and grateful that the National Science Foundation recognizes the impact that UC’s CAMP program is having on that important goal.”

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