Race and Research: Higher Education and Diversity

Published: June 17, 2021, 12:30 p.m.

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Stat: 33%\\u2014The percentage of people of color who make up America\\u2019s STEM workforce.

Story: In this episode, we consider the pipeline to the research workforce\\u2014higher education. In a conversation with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and its vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Katharine Cole, we explore how the university supports undergraduate and graduate students from a range of backgrounds and prepares them for STEM careers.

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