College Graduation Goals and Latina/o STEM Success

It is now generally understood that, given the current and projected demographics, we cannot achieve these goals unless we promote Hispanic academic success.  Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic group throughout the United States and are projected to make up 29 percent of the U.S. population by 2050, up from 15 percent in 2007.

In a paper presented before the Association for the Study of Higher Education (2008), Lindsey E. Malcom offered compelling data on the need for dramatic increases in the proportion of Hispanics earning STEM bachelor's and graduate degrees and entering the STEM work force.  For the American economy to flourish, new STEM workers are needed, in large part to replace baby boomers retiring from STEM fields.