Too few women and individuals of color pursue and complete STEM degrees, leaving an untapped talent pool. It’s clear that U.S. colleges need to do a better job recruiting and retaining these individuals, but how? Can institutions attract students from underrepresented groups when their STEM departments don’t reflect the diversity of students they aim to serve?
Because higher education institutions exert great influence over the makeup of our future STEM workforce, our panelists explore the hurdles underrepresented groups face when pursuing an academic STEM career. They also discuss what policies universities and colleges should consider to ensure they are more inclusive of all student groups.
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