ABSTRACT
Since its inception in 1974, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) has remained true to its mission: to ensure American resilience by leading the national effort to increase the number of successful African American, Latino, and Native American/Alaska Native women and men in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. Scholarships became the central strategic thrust in the 1970s, and today, NACME is the largest private provider of scholarships for underrepresented minorities (URMs) in engineering education. The NACME strategy over the past 44 years has also embraced a strong commitment to research and program evaluation, engineering public policy, and pre-engineering programs. NACME remains the most authoritative source of data and engineering public policy recommendations. It is our hope that this book will contribute to the knowledge base in undergraduate minority engineering education, and, at the same time, encourage more URMs to pursue engineering degrees.
