Scientific advancements have led to America's status as a world leader, accounting for
nearly half of US economic development in the past 50 years. However, the United States is …

ABSTRACT A group of 3 African American female preservice science and science teaching
students majoring in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) …

Establishing and maintaining a diverse US workforce that fully engages all populations
represents a tremendous opportunity not only for furthering ocean science-related …

Considering the importance of a diverse science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) research workforce for our country's future, it is troubling that many …

This research seeks to understand the experiences of African American female
undergraduates in STEM. It investigates how familial factors and science identity formation …

Over the last two decades, the total number of minority serving institutions (MSI) have
increased, due primarily to the growth of Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs; Li & Carroll …

This research explores Black male student experiences inside and outside the classroom
that impact their sense of belonging in the community college system. Black men have …

This chapter focuses on how familial factors and science identity formation processes
influenced the young women's persistence in science, technology, engineering, and …

Until the mid-1950s, the vast majority of African American females who attended college
were prepared for professional careers by historically black colleges and universities …