Award Abstract # 0123609
ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award

NSF Org: EES
Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
Recipient: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date: February 27, 2002
Latest Amendment Date: May 28, 2008
Award Number: 0123609
Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager: Jessie Dearo
jdearo@nsf.gov
 (703)292-5350
EES
 Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
EDU
 Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date: June 1, 2002
End Date: May 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $3,950,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2002 = $1,006,000.00
FY 2003 = $750,000.00

FY 2004 = $709,777.00

FY 2005 = $1,484,223.00
History of Investigator:
  • Virginia Valian (Principal Investigator)
    virginia.valian@hunter.cuny.edu
  • Shirley Raps (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Vita Rabinowitz (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Richard Pizer (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Ann Cohen (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: CUNY Hunter College
695 PARK AVE
NEW YORK
NY  US  10065-5024
(212)772-4020
Sponsor Congressional District: 12
Primary Place of Performance: CUNY Hunter College
695 PARK AVE
NEW YORK
NY  US  10065-5024
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): EK93EZLLBSC4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): RES ON GENDER IN SCI & ENGINE,
ADVANCE - INSTITUTIONAL TRANSF
Primary Program Source: app-0102 
app-0103 

app-0104 

app-0105 

0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT

04000405DB NSF Education & Human Resource

app-0405 
Program Reference Code(s): 0000, 1738, 9178, OTHR, SMET
Program Element Code(s): 154400, 173800
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.076

ABSTRACT

The goal of this project is to contribute to the development
of a national science and engineering academic workforce that
includes the full participation of women in all levels of faculty
and academic administration, particularly at the senior academic
ranks, through the transformation of institutional practices,
policies, climate and culture.

With this award, Hunter College will design and implement a program
to improve the institutional practices and culture
that affect the hiring, retention, promotion, salary, and
professional development of women in the natural and social
sciences. As part of the largest public urban university in the
nation, Hunter College will be a model for the other CUNY
colleges and for urban public universities generally. Goals include: a) to develop,
test, and disseminate measures for identifying, measuring, and
reporting hidden and subtle, as well as visible and obvious,
indicators of gender equity; b) to correct unintended institutional
practices that work against the advancement of women scientists;
c) to educate administrators and other evaluators, via workshops and
training manuals, about inadvertent gender biases in evaluating
and recognizing scientists' contributions and about strategies
for equalizing men's and women's ability to advance; d) to develop
interventions to advance junior and mid-level women scientists
via a sponsorship program.

This project is supported by the NSF ADVANCE Program. The
overall mission of the ADVANCE Program is to increase the
participation of women in the scientific and engineering
workforce through the increased representation and advancement of
women in academic science and engineering careers.

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