This $127,046 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to research the language skills, sense of belonging, and identity of bilingual Hispanic students at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in New York City - John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Hostos Community College. The 2-year project will utilize a mixed methods approach, including surveys, language proficiency assessments, focus groups, and interviews, to evaluate the language readiness and interest of students and faculty for engaging in bilingual STEM education. The findings will contribute new knowledge on Spanish heritage and English language learner populations to inform the development of a bilingual STEM transfer pipeline at HSIs. The project will also create and validate a model to assess institutional capacity and identify best practices for supporting bilingual STEM students.
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