EDGE for women - Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education

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The EDGE Program
Spelman College
Box 270
Atlanta, GA 30314


The EDGE Program (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) was launched in 1998 by Bryn Mawr and Spelman Colleges, with the goal of strengthening the ability of women students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences, with particular inclusion of women from minority groups. The recent establishment of regional Mentoring Clusters addresses the need for continued mentoring for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty.

Commitment to Diversity

A distinguishing characteristic of the EDGE summer program has been its unwavering commitment to diversity, both among its participants and its faculty and staff, and even among its host institutions. A long-term goal of the EDGE Program is the creation, identification and dissemination of programs and strategies that improve the persistence of women and minority graduate students, and contribute to the development of a diverse mathematical community.

National Partnerships

During 1998 to 2002 the EDGE program was alternately conducted on the campuses of the two founding institutions, Bryn Mawr and Spelman Colleges. Since 2003, the Program has been held at a variety of other institutions committed to the goals of the program. In 2003 and in 2008, the summer program was held at Pomona College, with Local Coordinator Dr. Ami Radunskaya; in 2005, at North Carolina A & T State University, with Local Coordinators Dr. Janis Oldham and Professor Patricia Shelton; and in 2006, at New College of Florida, with Local Coordinator Dr. Eirini Poimenidou.

Sources of Funding

The EDGE Program has received major funding from the National Science Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and, in its early stages, the National Security Agency. In addition, all of the hosting institutions have contributed resources to the program. Thank you!