U.Va.’s CHARGE Program ends, but significant institutional changes remain promoting women faculty in Engineering School
The National Science Foundation awarded the University $3,017,226 beginning in 2012 as a part of their ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant program focused on increasing the representation of women faculty in STEM disciplines. This grant ran from 2012 to 2017 with two additional “no cost extension” years, therefore officially bringing an end to the University’s CHARGE program Sept. 30. Despite the program ending due to the grant’s finite time, the initiatives put into place accelerated the University’s recruitment, hiring and retention of women faculty in the School of Engineering.