The field of engineering lacks considerable diversity, in particular at the academic level and even greater strain at the graduate level. Latinos are the largest growing underrepresented minority group (URMs) in the United States, yet they represent a . . .

Despite decades of research and retention initiatives, women still hold only about 42% of bachelor’s degrees in mathematics—a number that has been declining in recent years (NCES, 2010). Many factors can contribute to women’s decisions to persist in m . . .