The NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance's Vision and Goals

To achieve an inclusive and diverse national science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)  faculty who thrive within inclusive organizational cultures, leading to high retention from underrepresented groups (URG) in STEM career pathways.

The NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance has 3 original goals:  1) Deepen the preparation of all future, early-career and current STEM faculty to be inclusive and effective in their undergraduate teaching, research mentoring and advising; 2) Diversify the national faculty through effective recruitment, hiring, and retention of underrepresented group (URG) STEM faculty via institutional transformation in practices, policies, and resources; and 3) Foster postsecondary organizational cultures that recognize and value inclusivity and diversity broadly, and in the context of STEM faculty work specifically. In February 2022, Aspire added Goal 4: Collective Impact and Collaborative Infrastructure.