On May 15, Geoffrey Maruyama, professor and chair in the Department of Educational Psychology, shared his research on how equity in educational success could help more students become ready for careers at the University’s first-ever Workforce Research Symposium. The event, hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality, brought together a wide range of University of Minnesota colleagues focused on Minnesota’s workforce—an issue of growing concern for Greater Minnesota.
In his presentation, Maruyama explained importance of diverse perspectives to a successful workforce and how these needs are not being met due to current gaps in economic diversity in the top 146 colleges across the country. Finally, he shared his First in the World project, in partnership with five other universities, to increase underrepresented student success through campus-community engagement.
