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Cathleen A. McCarron – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In Massachusetts and across the nation, the percentage of community college students who attend part-time averages more than 60% (Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, 2023; AACC, 2023). Additionally, approximately 80% of students have been enrolled part-time for some of their time in community college (CCSSE, 2018). However, despite their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Part Time Students, Student Attitudes, Disproportionate Representation
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Sarah L. Bunnell; Megan B. Lyster; Kristen B. Greenland; Gabrielle Mayer; Kristen Gardner; Tanya Leise; Thea Kristensen; Emma Ryan; Richmond Ampiah-Bonney; Sheila S. Jaswal – International Journal for Students as Partners, 2021
In Fall 2015, Amherst College students held a four-day sit-in in unity with student protests occurring all over the United States highlighting barriers to inclusion of underrepresented and marginalized students. Following appeals for action, students partnered with faculty and staff in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to…
Descriptors: Activism, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
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Epstein, Irv; Godsoe, Kim; Kosinski-Collins, Melissa – Athens Journal of Education, 2015
For the past five years, the Brandeis Science Posse program has recruited and retained students from underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. In collaboration with the Posse Foundation, we have facilitated the formation of a close-knit, mutually supportive learning community, or a "science posse" for sixty students from New York City…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, STEM Education, Student Recruitment, College School Cooperation