The impact of a pilot program incorporating inclusive teaching practices intervention in graduate chemical engineering education on retention efforts

There is a need for a more racially and ethnically diverse engineering workforce in the United States.Recruiting and retaining members of underrepresented minority groups in engineering education is a critical aspect of this process.Most retention programs, however, have focused primarily on supports outside of the classroom and neglected to examine the benefits of incorporating inclusive teaching practices across the curriculum.In this paper, we present microinterventions that.Were incorporated in two core chemical engineering classes.Data was obtained to study the inpact of these interventions on students self-perceptions of department climate, classroom engagement, and sense of belonging.