
A conversation on improving the STEM pipeline with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski
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Are We Not Seeing This Level of Attraction or Graduation?
Two thirds of students who begin with the major in one of these disciplines will leave it within the first year or two. One reason is really good students are not accustomed to getting seeds. Students more likely to do better in the social sciences and humanities if they are well prepared. We have a lot of programs throughout centre for women, and i t to let young women know that there are other women doing that work. And finally, we need rigorous evaluation. It does take people in any discipline to bring in younger people into that discipline.
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