Helping Minorities Stay in STEM
May 3, 2019
Black and Latino college students transfer or drop out of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs at higher rates than their white peers, a new study says, a trend not evident in other competitive fields. In Issues, two officials at a university with a proven record of enrolling and keeping minority students in STEM programs explain that the key is “empowering settings for minority student achievement within a broader institutional change process focusing on transforming campus culture to emphasize inclusion and excellence.”