CBE-Life Sciences Education: Special Issue – Broadening Participation in the Life Sciences

Among the featured articles in this special issue are:

• Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM 
• New Measures Assessing Predictors of Academic Persistence for Historically Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Undergraduates in Science
• Science That Matters: The Importance of a Cultural Connection in Underrepresented Students’ Science Pursuit
• Diversity Exiting the Academy: Influential Factors for the Career Choice of Well-Represented and Underrepresented Minority Scientists
• Mentoring for Inclusion: The Impact of Mentoring on Undergraduate Researchers in the Sciences