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ZS Wilson, L Holmes, K Degravelles… - Journal of Science …, 2012 - Springer

Hierarchical mentoring: A transformative strategy for improving diversity and retention in undergraduate STEM disciplines.

Stem career programs

Degravelles, Wilson

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Abstract In the United States, less than half of the students who enter into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate curricula as freshmen will actually graduate with a STEM degree. There is even greater disparity in the national STEM graduation rates of students from underrepresented groups with approximately three-fourths of minority students leaving STEM disciplines at the undergraduate level. A host of programs have been designed and implemented to model best practices in retaining students in STEM …

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