Tag Archives: geoscience education

Wisdom from the Geoblogosphere School of Learning & Doing (Accretionary Wedge #38)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Welcome to the Geoblogosphere School of Learning & Doing. Let’s begin with a story by one of our students, Michael Klaas of Uncovered Earth. He writes… “On a warm evening in May of 2008 I sat upon a cinder cone … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, science education

Casting a Wider Net: Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Chris Rowan

In the United States, we have a diversity problem in the geosciences. Less than 5% of BS degrees in geosciences go to minorities. NSF’s OEDG program seeks innovative ways to cast a wider net for future geo-professionals.
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