Tone Begins at the Top: Broadening Participation in STEM Higher Education
By Kelly Mack, Orlando Taylor, Camille McKayle, Goldie S. Byrd, Charles McClintock, Melvin Hall, Margaret Kanipes, Comfort Okpala, Kate Winter, and Maria Qadri

PRACTICE

Inclusive Research Excellence: Deconstructing the Research Enterprise to Facilitate Responsible STEM Research
By Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University and National Science Foundation; Goldie S. Byrd, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Successful Strategies for Enhancing Research Capacity among Early-Career HBCU STEM Faculty
By Triscia W. Hendrickson and John K. Haynes, both of Morehouse College

A Call for Transformative Leadership: Addressing the Lack of Female Full Professors  in STEM at HBCUs
By Monica Stephens, Spelman College; and Zakiya S. Wilson-Kennedy, Louisiana State University

Faculty Perceptions of Designing and Implementing Course-Based Research Experiences to Broaden Participation in STEM at an HBCU
By Isi Ero-Tolliver, Hampton University

Fostering the Professional Advancement of Minority STEM Faculty at HBCUs
By Mohammed A. Qazi, Tuskegee University; and Martha Escobar, Oakland University

Using Mindfulness to Reduce Math Anxiety in Preservice Elementary Teachers
By Wanda McCoy, Coppin State University

Metacognition: A Tool for Overcoming Discrimination
By Scott Horrell, Jana Marcette, and Sudarsan Kant; all of Harris-Stowe University

Reducing Attrition from STEM Disciplines: Understanding the Student Athlete’s Perspective
By Anthony Emekalam, Elizabeth City State University

Using Adaptive Learning Courseware as High-Impact Practice to Improve Students’ Learning Outcomes in General Chemistry II at an HBCU
By Conrad W. Ingram, Eric Mintz, and Daniel Teodorescu; all of Clark Atlanta University

Implementing a Corequisite Algebra Gateway Course 
By Eric L. Buckles, Nia W. Haydel, Janice Thompson-Sanchez, and Yolanda W. Page; all of Dillard University 

Overcoming Advising Barriers to Retain STEM Majors 
By Michelle D. Peterson, University of the Virgin Islands 

REALITY CHECK

HBCUs and Black STEM Student Success 
By Claudia Rankins, National Science Foundation