Enacting and Sustaining Inclusive Culture and Values in Hispanic-Serving Institutions to Dismantle Racism in STEM Fields

• In Event: Race and Place

Abstract

Racist structures in STEM education must be interrogated and disrupted to foster equity and social change (McGee, 2020; Rankin et al, 2021). To that end, we use a qualitative case study method to explore the institutional logics of equity, inclusivity, and excellence enacted by chairs, faculty, and staff within a network of computer science departments at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and participation observation of 24 computer science departments, we examine ways that institutional agents disrupted the dominant narratives of exclusivity and meritocracy within the discipline by enacting and sustaining inclusive culture and values.

Authors

• Heather L. Thiry, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting

• Anne-Marie Nunez, University of Texas - El Paso

• Edwin J. Perez, University of Texas - El Paso