Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

their participation in mathematics classes as preparationfor their future career as engineers. Mathematics is both a requirement for entrance into thecareer and a necessary knowledge to pursue the career. Thus, identity in mathematics ismaintained through both imagination and alignment33.4. African American Males Academic Success at Community Colleges AAM students in community colleges can be studied through persistence and academicsuccess literature. AAM students’ academic persistence, graduation, and success rate enteringCCs are alarming. The US Department of Education (2006) reported that a one year persistencerates for AAM students show low rates to continue their academic studies at CCs. AAMs haveapproximately 74% first year

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

thesuccess of each respective student “type” that will prove useful to faculty, staff, and practitionerswho work with Black male students in STEM.IntroductionThe nation strives to maintain a competitive edge internationally by contributing significant andinnovative advances in science/engineering. However, our postsecondary institutions are notproducing the number of graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) fields, necessary to keep pace with demand. To curb projected shortages, it isimperative that the country invests in developing and educating a talented pool of qualifiedSTEM graduates. It must do so with an increasingly racially/ethnically diverse society andcollege-aged population. Despite the high demand and