Keywords
Latino
recruitment strategies
retention strategies
science
scientists
STEM education
How to Cite
Abstract
Ciencia Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science, research and scientific education among Latinos, organized an educational symposium to provide college science majors the tools, opportunities and advice to pursue graduate degrees and succeed in the STEM disciplines. In this article we share our experiences and lessons learned, for others interested in developing large-scale events to recruit underrepresented minorities to STEM and in evaluating the effectiveness of these efforts.
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González-Espada, W., Díaz-Muñoz, G., Feliú-Mójer, M., Flores-Otero, J., Fortis-Santiago, Y., Guerrero-Medina, G., López-Casillas, M., Colón-Ramos, D. A., & Fernández-Repollet, E. (2015). Assessing a Graduate School Science Recruitment Symposium. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 30, 55-70. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13245
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