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UTRGV Awarded NSF Grant For SaLT Program

The NSF's HSI Program has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s SaLT program. Alyssa G. Cavazos, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Writing and Language Studies, is principal investigator on the project. (Courtesy)

The National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s Students as Learners and Teachers program.  The SaLT program encourages collaboration between trained students in teaching with instructors who teach undergraduate core mathematics coursework, which could assist in retention and student success efforts. This innovative teaching approach also could enhance high-quality, equitable instructional practices in undergraduate mathematics classes.  The grant, set to…

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