A Jones, D Kim, K Heidelberg, X Cheng… - … Geophysical Union (AGU …, 2018 - par.nsf.gov

Broadening Geosciences Preparedness through a Cross-Campus Experiential Partnership.” Adriane Jones.

Broadening participation in STEM

Heidelberg, Kim

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Strengthening and diversifying the geosciences pipeline requires creative investments in effective evidencebased strategies to broaden access and reinforce retention. Geosciences fields, in particular, lack racial and ethnic diversity at doctoral levels and are cited as having the lowest diversity of all the STEM fields at all levels of higher education (National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2015). In 2010, while 20% of all US bachelor degrees were awarded to underrepresented minorities, fewer than 7% of geosciences …