The literature review includes a history of the Gay rights movement including the history of LGBT students in higher education, attitudes towards LGBT individuals in the United States as well as more specifically towards sexual minorities in higher ed . . .

Brief Literature Review Female students and students from underrepresented ethnic groups (UEGs), including Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans, are underrepresented in the academic and occupational setting of engineering. Females tend to . . .

The main objective of this study was to answer the question: What, if any, cost burden is assumed by California’s volunteer firefighters? While there are many studies on volunteerism in fire service, none directly examine the out of pocket expenses th . . .

Recent national reports have highlighted the importance of recruiting and retaining more college students from diverse backgrounds in the sciences. To this end, science educators have been tasked to critically evaluate their teaching methods in order . . .

This thesis utilizes extensive historical and contemporary research as well as case study interviews to explore the engagement experiences of seven underrepresented students that participated in the RISE program at City College (SCC). An in-depth anal . . .

This study explores how minority community college students who participated in in a structured science research program, perceived the program’s effectiveness in trying to mitigate the unique challenges they face as minorities pursuing science career . . .

NAND flash memory is a storage medium composed of floating-gate transistors. Floating-gate transistors have some semblance to a MOSFET (electrically) with the exception of its floating gate. Data (1’s and 0’s) can be stored by modulating the amount of . . .

The recruitment and retention of faculty of color remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American higher education (Antonio, 2002; Fenelon, 2003; Perna, Gerald & Baum, 2007; Sorcinelli & Billings, 1992; Stanley, 2006; Taylor, 2002 . . .

Too many high school graduates who enroll in California’s public postsecondary institutions do not persist to degree completion. The low persistence and graduation rate of undergraduates from the secondary schooling system is threatening the state’s e . . .