Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2025

However, in certain courses and majors, Black students are often discouraged or deterred from pursuing them, specifically in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). MENTORING MATTERS. According to research, Black/African American individuals are underrepresented in STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dr. Luis Antonio Leyva, an associate professor of mathematics education and STEM higher education at Vanderbilt University, said he “decentered” himself in his research lab and instead sought to highlight different perspectives and interdisciplinary strengths from others. I'm not going to be an academic forever,” said Dr. Renae D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Even if he wanted to go to the counseling center, there weren’t counselors competent to discuss issues related to his coming out process. We evolved our mentoring program so that it better serves the students we are supporting at this time,” says Valencia. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. We also examine programs and interventions that have been specially designed to improve Black males' mathematics skills. Dr. Erik M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Partner with community members, especially Black men, to serve as mentors and role models in the college-going and transition process. Mayes is an Associate Professor of Counseling at the University of Arizona Dr. Tanya Middleton is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at The Ohio State University

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

If approved by Congress, this funding increase would allow Federal TRIO programs to move closer towards its goal of providing 1 million students with individualized support services, academic tutoring and individual counseling, financial literacy, and other needed resources to be successful in their academic careers.

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