Sustaining STEM Initiatives: The Challenge of a Worthy Investment
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Tyrslai M. Williams; Isiah M. Warner; Linda M. Hooper-Bùi; Megan Stone; Melissa B. Crawford; Zakiya S. Wilson-Kennedy
- Source
- CBE Life Sciences Education
- Subject
- Persistence (psychology)
Male
Technology
Economic policy
Strategic Initiative
Science
05 social sciences
050301 education
Investment (macroeconomics)
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Education
Engineering
0502 economics and business
Perspective
Humans
Female
Business
050207 economics
Investments
0503 education
Mathematics
Minority Groups
- Language
- ISSN
- 1931-7913
This essay includes highlights of a program within the LSU Office of Strategic Initiatives and also addresses the challenges of sustaining successful initiatives that increase persistence and broaden participation in the STEM fields. Suggestions for securing the longevity of such efforts are also provided.