Evolution Education at Historically Minority Universities (EEHMU)

Driven by NESCent’s commitment to increase diversity in the field of Evolutionary Biology, the EOG has established a working group focusing specifically on the subject of Evolution Education at Historically Minority Universities (EEHMU Working Group). This is a group composed of faculty involved in Evolution Education at HMUs and minority serving institutions throughout the Southeast (including Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida), as well as Colorado. The ultimate goal is to establish a group which serves the interests of under-served and under-represented students throughout the country.

Some of the areas of focus for the EEHMU Working Group include curriculum enhancement and development, Evolution research internships and opportunities and minority student application to graduate programs in Evolutionary Biology.

In addition, the EEHMU Working Group will be present and active in professional societies focusing on Evolutionary Biology (e.g., SMBE, SSE, ASN), science education (e.g., NABT, NSTA, SCST) and minority involvement in the sciences (e.g., ABRCMS, SACNAS, AISES ).

The current list of EEHMU members is below. If you are interested in finding out more about EEHMU or participating in our activities, please contact us.

Barbara Abraham - Hampton University ( Hampton, VA)

John Clamp - North Carolina Central University ( Durham, NC)

Joe Fail - Johnson C. Smith University ( Charlotte, NC)

Sr. John Karen Frei - Barry University ( Miami, FL)

Joseph Graves -North Carolina A&T State University ( Greensboro, NC)

Bonnie Kelley - University of North Carolina at Pembroke ( Pembroke, NC)

Lee Anne Martinez - Colorado State University ( Pueblo, CO)

Camellia Okpodu - Norfolk State University ( Norfolk, VA)

Christian d’Orgeix - Virginia State University ( Petersburg, VA)

David Scott- South Carolina State University ( Orangeburg, SC)

Libby Snell - North Carolina A&T State University ( Greensboro, NC)

Geri Twitty - Howard University ( Washington, D.C.)

Daniel Williams - North Carolina Central University ( Durham, NC)