BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Sociol.
Sec. Race and Ethnicity
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1661399
This article is part of the Research TopicMigration and Health: A Human Rights Perspective - Conference Insights and BeyondView all 9 articles
Unveiling the master narratives of STEM from diverse students at an urban public college in New York City
Provisionally accepted
- 1The City University of New York, New York, United States
- 2Lehman College, New York, United States
- 3CUNY Institute for Health Equity, Bronx, United States
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This brief research report presents how rigid STEM narratives are perceived by undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds at an urban Minority Serving Institution (MSI) in NYC. This research focuses on student voices and reveals the unique challenges, motivations, and strengths they bring to STEM. A total of 15 peer to peer qualitative interviews were conducted between May-December of 2024. Content analyses using an inductive approach was used to cross code between the interviewers and student participants using content analyses revealed key themes such as: the importance of time management support, diverse mentorship, the role of parents and family members, among others. Findings illustrate that representation and authentic support significantly impact student success. Recommendations to address barriers and proposals of supportive solutions designed to break down STEM stereotypes to serve undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds.
Keywords: stem, MSI, Immigrant students, narratives, NYC 4
Received: 10 Jul 2025; Accepted: 22 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Reynoso, Ismail, Avila and Roldos. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Maria-Isabel Roldos, mariaisabel.roldos@lehman.cuny.edu
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