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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Kristen Cotton is a biomedical engineering major  in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Though underrepresented, black STEM students at Northwestern said they find support through programs like EXCEL and the National Society of Black Engineers.

Facing underrepresentation, black STEM students find support in one another

October 20, 2016

John Franklin is taking five McCormick classes this quarter. In three of them, he’s the sole black student. In one, it’s just him and a friend. “I’ll see him during class and say, ‘Hey Steven,...

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