exclusion. Initial efforts to improve the access of black students to engineering education focused on six historically black … engineering colleges, and evolved into a truly nationwide movement. Later, a larger group of Historically Black Colleges and … Universities (HBCUs) expanded educational opportunities in engineering, computer science and other technical fields, "to prepare …

Academies of Sciences and Engineering. Hometown ties to fellow selection committee members increase candidates' election …

-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This chapter summarizes this research. We argue … that women's under-representation is concentrated in the math-intensive science fields of geosciences, engineering …

known about either the efficacy or costs of these programs. This paper examines affirmative action in engineering colleges … lower-caste admits end up employed in engineering or advanced technical jobs. Finally, we find no evidence that the marginal …

earlier professional work experience affects skilled worker development. In a field experiment, 1,787 Engineering majors were … systematic differences in inclination to take Engineering elective courses, choice of major, and the probability of persisting in … Engineering years later—consistent with engagement, retention, and sorting effects. Early exposure notably increased academic and …