Barbara Polnick, Texas A&M University Julia Ballenger, Texas A&M University-CommerceBeverly J. Irby, Texas A&M UniversityNahed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University

• Foreword; Sonia J. Garcia.Introduction; Beverly Irby, Barbara Polnick, Julia Ballenger, and Nahed Abdelrahman.Chapter 1. Advancing Black Female and Latina Collegians in STEM: Mitigating Challenges Through STEM Enrichment Program Opportunities; Tonisha B. Lane, Melissa Soto, and Kyaien O'Conner.Chapter 2. The Affordances and Constraints of Social Networks Among Latina Engineering Students; Erika Mein, Alberto Esquinca, Elsa Villa, and Angelica Monarrez.Chapter 3. Challenges and Sources of Support for Latina Undergraduate and Graduate Students in STEM Disciplines; Liza Renee Lizcano and Rosalí­a Chávez Zárate.Chapter 4. Closing Faculty Ranks: Black Women Mathematics Education Faculty Navigating Across Career Stages; Erika Bullock, Jacqueline Leonard, Joi Spencer, and Erica Walker.Chapter 5. Colorful Portraits of Success: Black Women With Doctorates in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM); Virginia C. Tickles and Krystal A. Foxx.Chapter 6. We Should All Help Each Other: Latina Undergraduates Overcoming Barriers in Computing; Heather Thiry and Sarah Hug.Chapter 7. How an African American Female Accomplishes Her Goals to Get to Higher Education; Solongo Chuluunbaatar.Chapter 8. Life in the Double Bind: An Investigation of How the Experiences of African American Females Influence Their Performance in Freshman Chemistry; Natasha Hillsman Johnson.Chapter 9. Making STEM Real for African American Female Preservice Science Teachers: Issues of Learning and Teaching in Science and Math Education Courses in Virginia; Clair Berube, Melva Grant, Patti Horne-Hastings, and SueAnn McKinney.About the Editors.About the Authors.

Barbara Polnick, Texas A&M University Julia Ballenger, Texas A&M University-CommerceBeverly J. Irby, Texas A&M UniversityNahed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University

• Foreword; Sonia J. Garcia.Introduction; Beverly Irby, Barbara Polnick, Julia Ballenger, and Nahed Abdelrahman.Chapter 1. Advancing Black Female and Latina Collegians in STEM: Mitigating Challenges Through STEM Enrichment Program Opportunities; Tonisha B. Lane, Melissa Soto, and Kyaien O'Conner.Chapter 2. The Affordances and Constraints of Social Networks Among Latina Engineering Students; Erika Mein, Alberto Esquinca, Elsa Villa, and Angelica Monarrez.Chapter 3. Challenges and Sources of Support for Latina Undergraduate and Graduate Students in STEM Disciplines; Liza Renee Lizcano and Rosalí­a Chávez Zárate.Chapter 4. Closing Faculty Ranks: Black Women Mathematics Education Faculty Navigating Across Career Stages; Erika Bullock, Jacqueline Leonard, Joi Spencer, and Erica Walker.Chapter 5. Colorful Portraits of Success: Black Women With Doctorates in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM); Virginia C. Tickles and Krystal A. Foxx.Chapter 6. We Should All Help Each Other: Latina Undergraduates Overcoming Barriers in Computing; Heather Thiry and Sarah Hug.Chapter 7. How an African American Female Accomplishes Her Goals to Get to Higher Education; Solongo Chuluunbaatar.Chapter 8. Life in the Double Bind: An Investigation of How the Experiences of African American Females Influence Their Performance in Freshman Chemistry; Natasha Hillsman Johnson.Chapter 9. Making STEM Real for African American Female Preservice Science Teachers: Issues of Learning and Teaching in Science and Math Education Courses in Virginia; Clair Berube, Melva Grant, Patti Horne-Hastings, and SueAnn McKinney.About the Editors.About the Authors.