April 14, 2006

Study Blames Obstacles, Not Lack of Interest, for Shortage of Black and Hispanic Scientists

By PETER SCHMIDT

Black and Hispanic students are about as likely as their white and Asian-American peers to enter college interested in majoring in the "STEM" fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

But many seem to run into problems that keep them from earning their degrees on time, according to a study released last week by the American Council on Education.

The study "seems to dispel the commonly held belief that African-American and Hispanic students aren't

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