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Minority Students Needed in Math and Science to Combat 'Brain Drain,' Professors Say

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"We have to produce large numbers of extremely well-qualified scientists and mathematicians, [and] it's not going to take place at the elite universities," says Arizona State University Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez. Credit: Arizona State University

The Chronicle of Higher Education

September 23, 2009

Three mathematics and science professors called on the U.S. government to support institutional programs that have succeeded in attracting and retaining minority students during a recent Congressional briefing session. Arizona State University professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that most of the Hispanic and American-Indian students who participate in the university's math and science honors program, a high school summer residential program, pursue science majors. 

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