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LaNell Williams ’15, Physicist and Advocate

June 14, 2022May 9, 2022 by swazlowski

“A lot of my colleagues attributed my struggle to the fact that I was Black and not the fact that I wasn’t as prepared as they were.”

Categories Profiles Tags Alumni, Black, Women

Cameroon Scholar Henry Meriki Brings His Perspective to Wesleyan

June 14, 2022May 2, 2022 by swazlowski

People of different minds, people of different cultures, think differently. If you ask the to come up with a solution to a problem, they will approach it in different ways.

Categories Profiles Tags Black, Faculty

Alison Williams on Equity and Inclusion in STEM and Beyond

June 14, 2022February 16, 2022 by swazlowski

The time she spent helping her own students, as well as her own experiences in STEM, compelled Williams to shift her career towards roles involved with promoting diversity and inclusion at universities.

Categories Profiles Tags Alumni, Black, Faculty, Staff, Women

Professor Felipe Ramírez on Career Paths and Inclusion in Mathematics

June 14, 2022January 18, 2022 by swazlowski

It’s important to have people to tell you “you belong here,” especially in moments when it’s not easy to say it to yourself.

Categories Profiles Tags Faculty, LatinX

Fitzroy “Pablo” Wickham ‘21 on His Journey to Become a Doctor and Being Black in Neuroscience

June 14, 2022May 14, 2021 by swazlowski

Fitzroy “Pablo” Wickham ‘21, the 2021 Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship recipient, knew from a young age that he wanted to be a doctor.

Categories Profiles Tags Black, Student

Pfizer Medical Lead Peter Park ’93 Discusses COVID-19, Chemistry, and Critical Thinking

June 14, 2022March 22, 2021 by swazlowski

Peter Park ’93, PhD, a North America Regional Medical Lead at Pfizer, has witnessed the pandemic’s impact on clinical research firsthand.

Categories Profiles Tags AANHPI, Alumni

Professor Laverne Melon’s Journey from Student to Mentor in STEM

June 14, 2022February 10, 2021 by swazlowski

Professor Melon dedicated her career to studying psychiatric diseases with large gender gaps in diagnosis like depression.

Categories Profiles Tags Black, Faculty, Women

Brynn Assignon ’20 Shares Her Perspective on Research at Wes

June 14, 2022February 5, 2021 by swazlowski

Assignon credits Associate Professor of Chemistry and McNair Program Faculty Director Erika Taylor for encouraging her to get involved with research.

Categories Profiles Tags Black, Student, Women

Professor Padilla-Benavides On Discrimination and Inclusion in STEM

June 14, 2022October 29, 2020 by swazlowski

Professor Padilla-Benavides is dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in the field of STEM

Categories Profiles Tags Faculty, LatinX, Women

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