At many institutions with high minority populations, the type of exposure to undergraduate science research he describes is routinely available for talented science students from underrepresented groups. Many of these institutions have been quite successful in providing enriching undergraduate research environments that well prepare the students for graduate study at the major research universities. Unfortunately these types of opportunities have not been as readily available for non-underrepresented science students. While the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) has been promoting undergraduate research opportunities for all students at nonresearch universities and colleges, limited promotion or very limited opportunities for undergraduate science research exists at most major research universities. When present, many are focused on bringing students into eight- to 10-week summer research experiences often designed to bring undergraduate science students from underrepresented groups at other institutions to the research universities for short-term research experience.
I think this article points out the paucity ...
