UMass Dartmouth STEM research center gets new director on 10th anniversary

Emily Gowdey-Backus

July 21, 2017 4:30 am

CHANDRA ORRILL, associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has been appointed director of the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education at UMass Dartmouth. /COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

DARTMOUTH – Officials at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth appointed Chandra Orrill, associate professor of mathematics education, as director of the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, according to a mid-July release from the state university. “If a student cannot pass calculus, there are very few options for them in STEM careers.…