Engineering Students Define Diversity: An Uncommon Thread

Implications of Findings In their own words, students outlined an impending generational paradigm shift in thinking about diversity. They shared profound, thought-provoking data for leaders in engineering to consider as they search for ways to attract and retain more women and minorities in the field. Insights gained from this research can address the needs of a cross-section of engineering student populations with careful attention paid to gender, race, culture, and ideological similarities and differences. While diversity has become increasingly complex, creative efforts to engage and support the academy from the student body to professors and the administration should be pursued.