At Bates College, STEM-interested Black Students Now 50% More Likely to Earn a STEM degree
Bates CollegeTypically there is a gap nationally in higher education between the percentages of students who arrive at college expressing a desire to study science, technology, engineering, and math fields and those who stick with them. Statistics show that the fall-off is even higher among Black and Hispanic students. Bates College in Maine set out to change that.