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Poster: Life After Sports: Black Males Pursuing Engineering And Related Stem Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Robert A. Bennett Iii, Morris R. Council Iii, Mckenna James
Poster: Life After Sports: Black Males Pursuing Engineering And Related Stem Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Robert A. Bennett Iii, Morris R. Council Iii, Mckenna James
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This poster summarizes findings and offers recommendations from a research study involving Black males who majored in engineering or a related STEM field and played a collegiate sport. Specifically, the poster highlights ways in which the research participants were able to transition from playing sports to pursuing an engineering or related STEM career. For this particular poster, the presenters focused on the experiences of four Black men. Two of the Black men played college football at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeast. Two other Black men ran track at Division 2 (D2) predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in …
Poster: Institutional Barriers To Black And Latino Male Collegians' Success In Engineering And Related Stem Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Trevion S. Henderson
Poster: Institutional Barriers To Black And Latino Male Collegians' Success In Engineering And Related Stem Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Trevion S. Henderson
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Diverse people and perspectives are needed to spur innovation and tackle societal problems. A wealth of untapped intellectual and economic potential exists among historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups –including Blacks and Latinos–who have not had equitable access to engineering and related STEM fields. For Blacks and Latinos who are accepted into engineering and related STEM fields, they face a number of barriers to their success which lead to low retention and graduation rates. In historically male-dominated fields such as engineering and related STEM disciplines, Black and Latino men have remained underrepresented at the student and faculty ranks. To uncover and tackle …
Poster: Lessons Learned From Successful Black Male “Buoyant Believers” In Engineering And Engineering-Related Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Trevion S. Henderson
Poster: Lessons Learned From Successful Black Male “Buoyant Believers” In Engineering And Engineering-Related Fields, Leroy L. Long Iii, Trevion S. Henderson
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In high-demand fields like science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), more success strategies are needed to effectively recruit and retain college students. One-size fits-all approaches (i.e., those that are supposed to work for all students) often neglect the unique needs of underrepresented populations. Although some strategies exist for helping minority students succeed in STEM, the present investigation uncovered detailed information about how Black male students in engineering and engineering-related fields develop important academic traits such as confidence and resilience. To add to the limited body of literature on Black males in STEM, interview data from 27 Black male students majoring …