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Statistics show that while African Americans make up 12.4% of the U.S. population, only 37% of African American 18–24-year-olds are enrolled in college, 45.9% complete their degrees within six years, and they earn only 7% of STEM bachelor's degrees.  \nTo address this issue from an upstream approach, Tennessee State University (TSU) houses the Tennessee Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy, a program that aims to inspire underrepresented high school students to pursue STEM degrees and careers. The program provides experiential learning, culturally relevant STEM curricula, engagement with STEM professionals, and family empowerment sessions. The study used a quantitative survey design to investigate the program's impact. Research questions examined how many students the program exposes to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) STEM careers, the amount of culturally relevant STEM education provided, and the program's impact on students' STEM interest, identity, skills, and knowledge, as well as parents' awareness of STEM opportunities. Preliminary results indicate the program positively impacted students' attitudes and interest in STEM post-secondary subjects and careers.  \nKeywords: Early Exposure, STEM Careers, Underrepresented High School Students, Tennessee Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), STEM Degrees  \nIntroduction  \nThe underrepresentation of African American students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is a persistent challenge in the United States. According totheU.S. Census Bureau, African Americans makeup 12.4% of the total U.S. population (Nicholas et al., 2021), yet they account for only 7% of STEM bachelor's degrees awarded (PEW, 2021). Furthermore, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that only 37% of African American 18-to-24-year-olds are enrolled in college (The Condition of Education, 2020), and the six-year college completion rate for African American students is just 45.9%(United Negro College Fund, 2018). Additionally, minority and individual ethnicities such as African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaska Natives remained underrepresented among STEM degree recipients in the United States (National Science Foundation, 2022).  \nTo address this underrepresentation in STEM preparation, Tennessee State  \n∗Professor, Tennessee State University, USA.  \n±Interim Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Tennessee State University, USA.  \nUniversity (TSU), a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) located in Nashville, Tennessee, has implemented the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy, to initiate efforts to expose minority high school students to STEM curriculum and experiential learning experiences related to Aeronautics. The purpose and objectives are to encourage minority high school students to become interested and possibly pursue STEM related degrees and careers, especially those NASA related. The MUREP project aims to inspire and engage underserved and underrepresented high school students in STEM, with a particular focus on African American students. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the MUREP program in achieving its goals of increasing high school students' interest, knowledge, and pursuit of STEM degrees and careers after participating in the MUREP program. Hence, the overarching research question of this study is how effective was theMUREP program in generating interest in STEM degrees and career opportunities by the underserved and underrepresented high school students who completed the MUREP program?  \nThis paper ","cbCaismC0MJSyhlH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaismC0MJSyhlH","pdf",164986,16,"English","# Introduction\n## Literature Review\n## Program Overview\n## Methodology\n## Results\n## Discussion and Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address regarding STEM participation?\",\"answer\":\"The paper addresses the persistent underrepresentation of African Americans in U.S. STEM fields, including lower enrollment in college and lower receipt of STEM bachelor’s degrees.\"},{\"question\":\"What program is studied, and what is its upstream goal?\",\"answer\":\"It studies Tennessee State University’s MUREP Aerospace Academy, designed to inspire underrepresented high school students to pursue STEM degrees and careers through experiential learning and culturally relevant STEM curricula.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study measure the program’s impact?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses a quantitative survey design, examining exposure to NASA STEM careers, culturally relevant STEM education, and changes in students’ STEM interest, identity, skills, and knowledge, plus parents’ awareness.\"}]","Early Exposure/Long-Term Gains - Encouraging High School Students to Pursue STEM Degrees and Careers | PDF",1792077104]