Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Keivan Stassun is a science educator, astronomer, and 2024 #MacFellow expanding opportunities in STEM education and careers for neurodiverse and underrepresented populations.

From 2004 to 2015, Keivan served as founding director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program, which has become one of the nation’s top producers of PhDs to underrepresented minorities in the physical sciences. Listen as he shares what inspired its development.

Learn more about Keivan👇
macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2024/keivan-g-stassun