In Their Own Words: The Experiences of First-Year Latina STEM Students at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (Poster 36)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 1:15 pm
  In Poster Session: College Student Development and Learning in College and Beyond: Posters

Abstract

This study examined what contributed to Lastinas’ persistence in STEM courses during their first year at an urban HSI and the challenges and successes they experienced during their first year. Latinas students have been enrolling in colleges at increasing rates but experience lower levels of STEM major declaration and persistence than their Latinx male or White female counterparts. This study sought to understand the first-year experience of Latina students better to think about how to create a more sustaining environment to serve them better as they begin their STEM coursework.

Authors

• Christine Nick, Hunter College - CUNY

• Jihye Lee, Hunter College - CUNY

• Nicora Placa, Hunter College - CUNY

• Christina Medina-Ramirez, University of California - San Diego