Highlands University gets new federal STEM grants

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – A new federal grant aimed to help women and Latino students at Highlands University earn degrees in science and technology.
The northern New Mexico school announced this week it was awarded a three-year, $740,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.
The university’s vice president of strategic enrollment management Edward Martinez says the grant will help diversify the STEM workforce.
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