Howard University and WISER Awarded $1.9 Million Grant from the Peterson Foundation to Support Increased Diversity in the Field of Economics

May 27, 2021 | Written by Aaliyah Butler

WASHINGTON – A new five-year, $1.9 million grant will support the Howard University Department of Economics and the Women’s Institute on Science, Race and Equity (WISER) in their innovative work to increase diversity in the field of economics and promote greater inclusion in fiscal and economic policymaking.  The grant was made by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a non-partisan organization dedicated to securing America’s fiscal and economic future, and will fund an expansion and enhancement of the American Economic Association Summer Training Program (AEASTP). 

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