IU South Bend Awarded Physics Teacher Recruiting Grant
IU South Bend is one of nine colleges and universities nationwide awarded a $30,000 grant from the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) to be used for physics teacher recruiting initiatives to combat the national shortage. Only one-third of physics teachers possess a physics degree, according to the PhysTEC, and it is the field with the greatest shortage of new teachers. IU South Bend will be utilizing the recruiting grant to…