Peggy Carr and her siblings were among the first African American students to integrate K–12 schools in eastern North Carolina. This challenging period of community growth, identity, and self-reflection inspired her intense interest in equity in education. She began to excel in mathematics and science, which eventually led her to excel at two historically Black universities—North Carolina Central and Howard. The first in her family to earn a PhD, Carr is also the first person of color to hold the prestigious, presidentially appointed position of NCES commissioner.
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Meet Joseph DeCarolis, US Energy Information Administration Administrator
The US Senate confirmed Joseph DeCarolis, President Joe Biden’s nominee for administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, on March 31. Here, he describes his top priorities.
Prescribing Privacy: Human and Computational Resource Limitations
Jingchen (Monika) Hu and Claire McKay Bowen look at how statisticians and data scientists can improve data privacy and confidentiality in our local—as well as federal—government and why they should.