Creation of an inclusive environment requires a culture of equity, justice, value and respect for diverse backgrounds, and opportunities for students to engage with communities while addressing issues in science and society. These tasks are particularly challenging for institutions lacking a diverse population. Here, we demonstrate evidence of a successful model for creating an inclusive environment in an interinstitutional course between a large, public, historically black institution and a small, private, primarily white institution. Because many individuals from underrepresented minority groups tend to value communal goals of working together and helping their communities, we incorporated two high-impact practices of community-engaged learning and course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) focused on health disparities research in neighboring communities. Although the research projects varied each semester, they were linked by their impact on and engagement with the community. Students practiced cultural competency skills in both small group projects within the class and engagement activities in the community. We measured the efficacy of CURE components (novel authentic research, scientific process skills, iteration, collaboration, and broader impact) through a combination of direct and indirect assessments, quantitative and qualitative analysis. More than simply scientific skills, students from both institutions developed lasting interest in working with diverse populations as well as respecting and valuing different backgrounds. This inclusive environment, combined with increased interest in research, suggests that this course could potentially serve as a model for interinstitutional collaborations in creating inclusive environments that support the future success of diverse students, eventually changing the STEM research culture.

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通过跨机构，社区参与，基于课程的本科研究经验来促进包容性†

要创造一个具有包容性的环境，就需要一种公平，公正，重视和尊重各种背景的文化，并要求学生有机会与社区互动，同时解决科学和社会问题。对于缺乏多样化的机构而言，这些任务尤其具有挑战性。在这里，我们展示了一个成功的模型的证据，该模型可以在大型的，公共的，历史上是黑人的机构与小型的，私人的，主要是白人机构之间的机构间课程中创建包容性环境。由于来自代表性不足的少数族裔的许多人倾向于珍视共同工作和帮助其社区的共同目标，我们结合了两种社区参与式学习和基于课程的本科研究经验（CURE）的高影响力实践，重点是研究邻近社区的健康差异。尽管每个学期的研究项目各不相同，但它们对社区的影响和参与却联系在一起。学生在课堂上的小组项目和社区参与活动中都练习了文化能力技能。我们通过直接和间接评估，定量和定性分析相结合的方法，对CURE组件的功效（新颖的真实研究，科学的过程技能，迭代，协作以及更广泛的影响）进行了测量。不仅仅是简单的科学技能，来自这两个机构的学生对与不同人群合作以及尊重和重视不同背景产生了持久的兴趣。这种包容性的环境，加上对研究的兴趣不断增加，表明该课程有可能成为机构间合作的模型，以创建包容性的环境，支持多样化学生的未来成功，最终改变STEM研究文化。