'THE PRECIOUS FEW' MUST PRESS FOR CHANGE

Over the years, I have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't for underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students. I would see so many enter Rice University loving engineering, science, and mathematics, but after a period of very uncomfortable struggling, they would switch to one of the...

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Published inASEE prism Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 52
Main Author Tapia, Richard A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION 01.10.2019
Subjects
Aerospace Education
Colleges & universities
Engineering
Gender equity
High Schools
Hispanic Americans
Leaders
Minority Groups
Schools
Sex Fairness
STEM education
Students
Technical education
Tenure
Undergraduate Students
Rio Grande Valley
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Summary:Over the years, I have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't for underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students. I would see so many enter Rice University loving engineering, science, and mathematics, but after a period of very uncomfortable struggling, they would switch to one of the more welcoming disciplines. They would often say something like I decided I didn't really like math (or engineering or science) after all. It's just not for me, or I'm not really cut out for it. It is hard for minority students to ask for help. At their high schools, they'd been stars, and now--in their minds--they're failures. If you are a URM student at a nonminority- serving institution, you are likely one of the very few URM students in your STEM classes.
ISSN:1056-8077
1930-6148