How Can STEM Intentionally Cultivate Leaders of Systemic Change?

As many higher education institutions engage in efforts to expand access to an excellent education, STEM scholars Fay Cobb Payton and Ann Quiroz Gates are envisioning what an entire STEM ecosystem rooted in inclusive excellence could look like. “High-functioning ecosystems are characterized by trust, knowledge- and resource-sharing, and mutual commitments to long-term investment horizons,” they write in Issues. An inclusive excellence ecosystem, operating with a shared goal of driving change in the demographics of STEM, can impact systemic change more than any one institution alone. But a lot depends on the leaders of individual institutions, who act as pillars of knowledge, creativity, connection, and persistence at both the micro and macro levels.

What does leading with inclusive excellence look like? What does the STEM ecosystem require of its current leaders to deliver educational opportunities for all? And how can the ecosystem encourage the development of the next generation of leaders? On Thursday, December 5, at 3 p.m. ET, join John Wiebe, Tonya Smith-Jackson, and David Asai for a conversation moderated by Fay Cobb Payton on the role of institutional leadership in advancing systemic change. The panel will be followed by audience Q&A and responses from other leaders in the field.

Read their ISSUES piece here: https://issues.org/institutional-leaders-stem-ecosystem-payton-gates/