Diversity Curriculum Development Grants

This grant was started in 2018 by President Toro.

2020 Grant Winners

1. "Creating Equitable Educational Experiences: Excavating Layers of Knowledge of Self, Society, and Systems"
   Grantee: Professors Antoinette Ryan and Stacey Williams
   Department of Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology
   Amount: $2.000
2. "Environmental Justice in the 2020s: A Course Proposal for Geological Sciences and the Honors Program"
   Grantee: Professor Gary Gomby
   Department of Geological Science
   Amount: $1,500
3. "Teaching, Learning and Empowering Diverse Communities"
   Grantee: Professors Jesse Turner, Joy Hansen, Shelly Jones, and Martha Kruy
   Department of Literacy, Elementary, and Early Childhood Education
   Elihu Burritt Library
   Department of Mathematical Sciences
   Amount: $1,600
4. "Developing Teachers' Culturally Diverse Perspectives through the Use of Multicultural Literature"
   Grantee: Professor Jessica Edwards
   Department of Literacy, Elementary, and Early Childhood Education
   Amount: $535
5. "The Creation and Development of a New 400-level Sociology Course entitled, "Variety of Viewpoint": Conservative, Libertarian, and Liberal Social Policy"
   Grantee: Professor John Mitrano
   Department of Sociology
   Amount: $2,130
6. "Women in Construction: Safety and Understanding the Construction Industry"
   Grantee: Professor Krishna Kisi
   Department of Manufacturing and Construction Management
   Amount: $2,900
7. "Minority STEM Summer Program"
   Grantee: Professors Luz Amaya and Nidal Al-Masoud
   Department of Engineering
   Amount: $1,059
8. “Developing Diversity Awareness, Cultural Competence, and Historical Knowledge Among Future Teachers of First and Second Generation Latinx Communities in Connecticut Through Study Abroad”
   Grantee: Professors Mary Ann Mahony and Michael Bartone
   Department of History
   Department of Literacy, Elementary, and Early Childhood Education
   Amount: $3,000
9. “Self-Reflective Professional Development for Early Childhood Professionals Focusing on Race and Bias”
   Grantees: Professors Genese Clark and Candace Barriteau Phaire
   Department: Literacy, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
   Amount: $5,276

2019 Grant Winners

2018 Grant Winners