Join NSF for a discussion on the value of mentors to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Panelists include awardees of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering...

** OGTV's first GOOD STORY of the week is about a young man from Boston who, when faced with a crossroads in his life, chose to follow his passion for art and the guidance of his mentor. **



Art...

A web of support, and in particular, an army of dedicated community volunteers, is critical while high school students are trying to navigate the daunting and often confusing college acceptance process. Many...

During a year in the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program, two high school students discover more than just new lab skills: they discover a new species of anemone. See how Elena and Sebastian’s project analyzing some of the...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

The Heliophysics Work-Study and Academic Year Internship Program provides STEM opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups, and compares the effectiveness of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School's work-study program and...

Matine Khalighi, a 19-year-old student from Colorado now studying at Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.Matine Khalighi’s interest in helping others began in middle school when he enrolled in a community service class to research a social...

Art classes allow young people to express themselves in important ways. Unfortunately, arts education is disappearing from schools in America; since 2008, 80% of school districts have cut funding for art programs....

Bob Zeek and Stacy Hale talk about how students can build and fly hardware to the International Space Station as part of a program called HUNCH. Students in over two hundred schools across the country are doing hardware manufacturing,...

In 2011, Morehouse founded Fencing In the Schools in order to expose children to the sport while also getting them moving and promoting the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect, and friendship.



"Our goal is to get a...

NASA interns Jaden Chambers and Leah Davis join student mentor Kelly Smith to discuss the experience of being a NASA intern and what it takes to stand out. HWHAP Episode 206.

Center for Biomechanical & Rehabilitation Engineering lab inspires STEM careers by focusing students on helping the elderly



For Americans over 65, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death. With increases in...

For many Americans, the thought of college tuition is daunting, but there's a program sweeping the nation to ease the financial burdens and allow more students to get a higher education.



The College Promise Campaign...

BUILD is a non-profit organization that uses entrepreneurship to ignite the potential of the youth who are most at-risk of dropping out of high school. More specifically, BUILD supplements traditional education with the...

On the outside Dr. Bill Dorfman, the Los Angeles native, father of 3, and "celebrity dentist" may seem like an ordinary guy, but he's actually EXTRAORDINARY!



Dr. Bill is a dental expert and has A-lister celebrity...

DNA scientist Bruce Jackson Bruce Jackson heads the Biotechnology Programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College. His work focuses on how DNA – in conjunction with other tools – can help solve mysteries of ancestry, forensics and...

Tennis is a popular and fun pastime, in that it requires mental focus and athletic ability. But due to the cost of equipment and court time, lots of kids never get the chance to try their hand at the sport. Leaders of the...

Janice Cuny is the Program Director for Computing Education at the National Science Foundation.



The CRA (Computing Research Association) board selected Janice E. Cuny to receive the 2007 A. Nico Habermann Award for her...

Keishia Thorpe is the 2021 Global Teacher Prize winner. Keishia teaches English to 12th-grade students who are English language learners at the International High School Langley Park, Bladensburg, Maryland, United States, a school...

Keishia Thorpe is the 2021 Global Teacher Prize winner. Keishia teaches English to 12th-grade students who are English language learners at the International High School Langley Park, Bladensburg, Maryland, United States, a school...

In courses such as The Teaching of Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, and Teaching English in Diverse Social/Cultural Contexts, Sealey-Ruiz, who started her career as a high school English teacher in 1993, seeks to “guide...

Elizabeth Watts Bromery, an English Professor at Broward County Public Schools, Florida, became an educator in 1990 as her parents raised her to equate education with social justice. She chose teaching to empower students to make...

Bruce D. Baker, Ed.D. is a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the GSE, and is widely recognized as a leading scholar in the field of education finance. Serving in both academic and...

How do you define success in STEM? By discovering? Inventing? Graduating? By redefining what it means to be successful in STEM fields, institutional barriers can be lowered for underrepresented groups.



Dr. Corey Welch is...