Ebony McGee
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Labels like ‘Asian fail’ and ‘Black genius’ are no joke for STEM students of color: report
Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read MoreJan. 23, 2019
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Study to examine how female engineering faculty persist despite barriers
Ebony McGee (Vanderbilt) Understanding the ways in which women persist in the face of barriers in engineering will be the focus of a collaborative study by education researchers at Vanderbilt and Purdue universities. The three-year study, “Why We Persist: An Intersectional Study to Characterize and Examine the… Read MoreOct. 15, 2015