An important goal of the scientific community is broadening the achievement and
participation of racial minorities in STEM fields. Yet, professors' beliefs about the fixedness of …

Despite significant efforts to broaden participation in postsecondary science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) education, students from historically minoritized populations …

Achievement gaps between underrepresented minority (URM) students and their white
peers in college science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classrooms are …

Two studies investigate how science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professors'
fixed mindsets—the belief that intelligence is fixed and unchangeable—may induce …

This longitudinal study examined factors that contribute to the persistence of
underrepresented racial minority (URM) undergraduates in STEM fields. The primary source …

Students from underrepresented groups start college with the same level of interest in STEM
majors as their peers, but leave STEM at higher rates. We tested the hypothesis that low …

Two experiments and 2 field studies examine how college students' perceptions of their
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professors' mindset beliefs …

Background Innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields in the
US is threatened by a lack of diversity. Social identity threat research finds messages in the …

Private and public policies are increasingly aimed at supporting efforts to broaden
participation of a diverse body of students in higher education. Unfortunately, this increase in …

As students explore science and engineering fields, they receive messages about what
competencies are required in a particular field, as well as whether they can reach their goals …