Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, dedicated to improving the education of African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Millions of dollars, now spent for remedial purposes, could be made available for the educational benefit of all children and youth by improving the quality of education available to the groups targeted by QEM. Quality education for minorities improves the quality of education for all

Current QEM Workshops

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(INFLOW) DR-K12 HBCU-UP HBCU-UP Leadership Institute (LDI)HSI-STEM I³ (I-cubed)Internships MRI MSP NASA FAR RDE SBE

Spring/Summer 2010 QEM Network Workshops / Events
HBCU-UP Leadership Development Institute (LDI) for STEM Faculty – Session Three Arlington, VA • August 2-6, 2010
*A Workshop for Women Faculty in STEM at Hispanic-serving Institutions* *(HSIs)* Las Vegas, NV • July 30-31, 2010 *AGENDA*
Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) Proposal Follow-up Workshop (I-cubed) *Baltimore, MD • May 22, 2010* *AGENDA*
Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program Technical Assistance Workshop for Minority-serving Institutions and their K-12 Partners Baltimore, MD • May 20-21, 2010 AGENDA
*Regional Workshops on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Males in STEM at MSIs (March-April 2010)*
Fall 2009 QEM Meetings with related Reports
"Day at NSF" for Presidents and Chief Academic Officers of Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs) ..more September 2009 REPORT (.pdf)
*Building STEM Research and Education Capacity atHispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs)*** .. September 2009 FORUM REPORT.....December 2009 Workshop Report
Workshop on Mentoring Minority Undergraduates in Engineering • Baltimore, MD • November 2009 ..more *AGENDA.... REPORT.... July 19, 2010 Follow-up Workshop Agenda*

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM NSF – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

PROPOSAL DEADLINES FOR SELECTED NSF PROGRAMS (.htm) (.pdf)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
QEM/HBCU-UP Leadership Development Institute (LDI) for STEM Faculty .....more information

Building STEM Research and Education Capacity atHispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs)
Outeach Forum, Follow-up Workshop, and Workshop for Women Faculty in STEM

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program: STEM Leadership Development Project (TCUP)
QEM/TCUP Leadership Development Institute (LDI) – Cohort II .....more Information

Environmental Justice Talk given by Shirley McBay at ACS meeting in Salt Lake City, March 24, 2009