Stem Diversity May Lie in Peer Mentorship

I grew up in the Deep South in the waning days of school segregation. One of the claims made in support of segregation was that white students learn best from white teachers, and black students learn best from black teachers. This work is an echo of that philosophy.

> “But our work shows that before success comes connection between the student and others in her peer community. From high-quality peer relationships within the academic environment, especially relationships with peers who share a common identity, comes the confidence and motivation to persist" [..] “We must prioritize culturally aware mentoring and research in the UMass system"

Those terms sound much friendlier than sex- or race-segregated mentoring. I guess this is one of those cases where diversity, at least within an mentor-mentee relationship, is not a strength?

See https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/106966/how-many...