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Transforming Barriers into Assets: Prioritizing the Cultural Wealth of Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation Black graduate student attending a large PWI research one university, I recognized the importance of leveraging my cultural assets to persist Jason K. asserted that first-generation Black students, in particular, demonstrate exceptional resilience, often overcoming obstacles in their personal and academic lives.