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Mentoring the missing millions

David Goldberg and Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

The National Science Board's "Vision 2030" document emphasizes the urgent need for greater participation of women and other underrepresented groups in the U.S. science and engineering enterprise and ensuring that research benefits reach all Americans. Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and his team at National Science Foundation (NSF) are already making great strides to create and implement new programs. This article highlights the importance of "Mentorship for ALL" as an important pathway to engage the missing millions, the important role of a good mentors for doing this and important programs such as the Math Alliance and the SIAM Diversity Advisory Committee that Professor Seshaiyer chairs to help coordinate this mission at a national level. Read on at this link: Mentoring the Missing Millions

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