UM-Flint professor researches equitable STEM access through donk racing from UM Flint News
- Rob McCullough via UM Flint News
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min read
Big rims. Low profile tires. Modified suspension. Lots of chrome. Decked-out or classically refinished interiors. Lots of horsepower. This may seem like a misplaced Back to the Bricks article, but it's not. This is a story about research, informal learning and access to STEM for underrepresented minorities.
Professor Shirl Donaldson poses before a hoisted green donk and a blue convertible donk parked beneath.
Donaldson
Shirl Donaldson is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation and Technology. She is researching donk car racing to determine if it can help change the way minority youths think about STEM subjects in relation to themselves.
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