$3.3M Grant to Fund UM Program Aimed at Increasing Female Faculty
ORONO, Maine — A $3.3 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant will establish the Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine and support an initiative throughout the University of Maine System to increase the number of female faculty members in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM; and social-behavioral sciences.
The five-year grant will allow staff at the new center to define the practices that attract and support the retention of female faculty, facilitate promotion through the academic ranks to administrative positions, and provide professional satisfaction, according to a UMaine press release issued Sunday.