Wanted: More Hispanics in STEM fields
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Wanted: More Hispanics in STEM fields
By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor, eSchool News ---New initiatives aim to inspire Latinos to pursue science and technology careers
In what is becoming a national trend, leading businesses and education groups are launching new initiatives aimed at increasing the number of minorities--and Hispanics in particular--in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
IBM held an international summit May 5-6 that brought together business, education, government, and community leaders to discuss ways to increase the number of Hispanic students pursuing careers in STEM fields across the United States.
The summit came less than a week after the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) issued research about the relative absence of African-Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in STEM-related fields.