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Latinx Students in STEM Policy & Practice Brief
Realizing the PROMISE© of Success for
Latinx STEM Students
NSF Award No. 1759134
Nora R. Garza, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Laredo Community College
Agnes Flores, Ed.D. Co-Principal Investigator, Texas A&M University Kingsville
Selina V. Mireles, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator, The University of Texas Permian Basin
Rohitha Goonatilake, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator, Texas A&M International University
Background: The National Science Foundation Dear Colleague Letter NSF 17—092 invited all eligible
institutions of higher education to propose conferences to identify the most critical challenges and
opportunities regarding undergraduate STEM education at HSIs and potential actionable solutions that
could be included in the solicitations for the newly initiated HSI Program. This new program holds promise
for continued improvements and enhancements
Latinx Students in STEM Policy & Practice Brief
NSF Award No. 1759134 Nora R. Garza, Ph.D. Princi
Authors: Laura Rendón, Amaury Nora, Juliet Ray an
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It is well documented that Lat
Introduction & Purpose Given the long-standing u
Table 1: Associate Degree Attainment in 2014 Race
Table 4. Latinx Bachelor’s Degree Attainment in S
Table 5. Focus Group Participant Demographics Bac
Table 6: Survey Participant Demographics Backgrou
Survey Research Findings There were no statistic
Poor Sense of Belonging In a recent report publi
Perceived Opportunities Participants noted the f
public interest in making the student aid system
Time Management Today’s student is likely to man
Participants further indicated that teachers did
Who or What is Making a Difference? Focus group
We had 20 alumni come and we kept it at 40 studen
them.” Family Values “I think strong family val
communication, project management, teamwork, prob
problems and bringing out the creativity and vali
Tolerance for Failure Confidence was also import
Study Abroad International research projects and
(2015) notes that implicit biases can cause peopl
Conclusions Study participants provided critical
5. STEM faculty development in both K-12 and hig
Recommendations The following recommendations ar
References Arbona, C., & Nora, A. (2007). Predic
Carnevale, A.P., Smith, N., & Melton, M. (2011).
analysis of students attending
Hurtado, S., & Carter, D.F. (1997). Effects of co
Maestas, R., Vaquera, G.S., & Zehr, L.M. (2007).
M. Venegas, & M. L. de la Rosa
Rendón, L.I. (2018). Cientificos Latinx: The unto
Sue, D. W.. (2010). Microaggressions in everyday
Yaeger, A.J., Dunstan, S.B., & Dixon, K.G. (2015)
Appendix A. Mean Scores and Reliabilities for Var