{"id":80114,"date":"2024-09-12T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=80114"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:56:21","slug":"cliff-freeman","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/cliff-freeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliff Freeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cliff Freeman, a PhD student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development studying mathematics and computer science education, is deeply committed to promoting access to STEM education among historically underrepresented and excluded populations of young people. His journey in this field began in the 10th grade at the Young People\u2019s Project (YPP), where he was integral in implementing math and computer science lessons for students in his community. This experience propelled him to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer information systems and a master\u2019s in technology management from Wentworth Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>Cliff\u2019s professional and academic endeavors are marked by his dedication to creating equitable opportunities in STEM education, showcased in his role as the director of STEM programs at YPP. His work also extends to research, where he serves as the principal investigator on National Science Foundation (NSF) supported research grants on math and computer science education and youth near-peer mentorship. Additionally, Cliff is a recognized author, contributing to academic journals and books, and has managed a technology consulting agency since 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent News<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2026\/scholarly-accomplishments-february-2026\/\">Scholarly Accomplishments, February 2026<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2024\/building-teacher-capacity-in-computer-science-education\/\">Building Teacher Capacity in Computer Science Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2021\/remembering-bob-moses-if-we-can-do-it-then-we-should\/\">Remembering Bob Moses: \u201cIf We Can Do It, Then We Should\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":18489,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/80114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/80114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80115,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/80114\/revisions\/80115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}