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Degree Completion Of Underrepresented Minorities Majoring In Mathematics As A Function Of Undergraduate Student Programs, Marnice Anthony
Degree Completion Of Underrepresented Minorities Majoring In Mathematics As A Function Of Undergraduate Student Programs, Marnice Anthony
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Students with disabilities, minorities, and women are underrepresented in the critical demand courses of study in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate college enrollment. Institutions of higher education in the United States of America are challenged with a continuous need for undergraduate students to choose and earn a STEM degree. The 2019 annual report of Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering indicated these groups continue to be disproportionately underrepresented relative to the U.S. population. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Education reported that upon graduation students studying mathematics in college have higher employment rates …