Innovative Strategies for STEM Inclusivity and Success Among Black and Latinx College Students (Table 2)

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 2:30 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable will be a lively discussion to explore innovative strategies, as well as important complexities, associated with STEM inclusivity and success among Black and Latinx college students. Research conducted across various colleges will place an emphasis on creating empowering campus communities that support students’ STEM activities and career aspirations through new teaching paradigms, capacity building to broaden STEM participation, and the promotion of interpersonal relations for an increased sense of belonging among other critical factors. Important recommendations will be made for college faculty and staff concerned with retaining and graduating Black and Latinx STEM students.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 5: Inquiry, Transformation, and Communities

Chair

• Aletha M. Harven, California State University - Stanislaus

Papers

• Innovative Strategies Supporting Low-Income Black STEM Students at HBCUs - Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University

• Exploring the Complexities of "Inclusive Teaching" Among College STEM Faculty at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) - Aletha M. Harven, California State University - Stanislaus

• A Quantitative Investigation of Black and Latino College Students’ Sense of Belonging in STEM Fields - Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Virginia Union University; J'Quen Johnson, Do Good Work Consulting