Conceptualizing Inclusive STEM Transfer Culture: Preliminary Findings of a Case Study

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Thirteen
  In Roundtable Session: Back to the Basics: Advancing the Conversation in STEM (Table 2)

Abstract

While we know that culture and climate play an important role in STEM persistence, we lack understanding of how disciplinary and institutional cultures around STEM, minoritized groups, and transfer students can interact to promote an inclusive STEM transfer culture. This roundtable paper session will describe preliminary findings of a case study of two historically white institutions with different STEM transfer enrollment profiles and outcomes. Discussion will focus on whether more elite STEM-focused institutions enjoy higher completion rates for STEM transfer students due to higher selectivity (rather than real institutional commitment to the success of BIPOC and low-income STEM transfer students, and how transfer outcomes at the STEM department or program level can vary widely.

Authors

• Sandra L. Dika, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
  Presenting Author

• Marah Lambert, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
  Presenting Author

• Leonardo Herrera-Mosquera, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
  Presenting Author