A 2021 study on black engineering students in the US by Ebony O McGee titled Racism Camouflaged as Impostorism, revealed that black students were more inclined to question their academic abilities and struggled “internalising their success in racially hostile academic environments”.
When Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt asked a large group of underrepresented faculty members why they left their higher education institutions, they told her the real reasons for their departures those that climate surveys don't capture.
Register for graduate student conversation hour with Dr. McGee (NEW DATE: Friday, May 28th, 11:00 -11:45 am)
In this talk, Dr. McGee will share insight into her research and first solo-authored book Black, Brown, Bruised, which brings together more than ten years of research on high-achieving, underrepresented racially minoritized (URM) students and faculty in STEM fields. Dr. McGee offers a deep appreciation of what it means to be a STEMer of color and academically successful in contexts where people of color are few and negative beliefs about their ability and motivation persist.
This event is sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Biotechnology Training Program with support from Polymer Sciences & Engineering; College of Information and Computer Science; College of Natural Sciences; and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
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