"She's Like My Rock": Understanding Academic Family and Community Cultural Wealth Among STEM Students of Color

• In Event: 67.070 - Sheraton Roundtable 14 - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 67.070-2 - Role of Communities and Networks in Supporting Students in STEM

Abstract

This manuscript contributes to existing literature seeking to explore how to successfully support Students of Color pursuing STEM degrees through culturally responsive approaches that recognize and cultivate the cultural capital that Students of Color possess. In particular, this qualitative study explores the development of academic family (Castellanos & Gloria, 2007) amongst 20 Students of Color pursuing STEM degrees at four Northeastern universities.

Authors

• Juanita Jasso Hinojosa, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Blanca E. Rincón, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Erica Fernández, University of Connecticut