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With March being Women’s History Month, we would like to use this issue to recognize the National Center for Laser-Photonics and Fiber Optics Education, LASER-TEC, for the work they are doing to support women and young girls joining our industry. This interview with Natalia Chekhovskaya sheds more light on their programs specific to women, what shortcomings the industry still has, and what you can do to help.
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This content will become publicly available on November 22, 2025
Collective Dreaming: Black Girl Refugees from Burundi and Their Aspirations for STEM College Education
In this qualitative study, we ask: (1) How do Burundian girls and women describe their intersecting identities and (2) How do Burundian girls and women make decisions around STEM education and future careers? To answer these questions, we analyzed interviews conducted with eight Burundian families involved in a university-community organization partnership.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2045306
- PAR ID:
- 10559185
- Publisher / Repository:
- Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
- Date Published:
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- African students Burundi girls women refugees
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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