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Here are Michigan State University our academic entrepreneurship program is five semesters old. We have about 600 students earning a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 

During some recent analysis we found out that participation in the Minor among first-generation college students occurs at about twice the rate of our campus population. Of all students in the Minor, 22.4% are first-generation students whereas they are just 9.9% in our campus population as a whole (for undergraduates). 

The same phenomenon is true for African American students. They represent 14.7% of all students in the Minor vs. 7.3% of all undergraduate students. 

When I was sharing this data with some faculty the other day, one person asked whether this was unusual and whether it was comparable to other universities. Good question, thought I. 

Has anyone else looked at this? Does anyone know of any studies on this topic? Or would you be willing to share your own data to see if this is representative or an outlier? 

FWIW, our gender and Hispanic numbers were pretty much in line with the campus population. 

Sincerely, 

Neil Kane

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Neil Kane
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
nkane@msu.edu
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That's interesting! We've recently completed a qualitative study using data from Detroit, MI. One of the main findings suggested that minority group members and individuals living in resource-constrained environments, in general, will be more likely to pursue entrepreneurship. 
I'm eager to know if the statistics from other universities will be consistent.

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Muhammad Muhammad
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2018 15:19
From: Neil Kane
Subject: Data about minority student participation in eship programs

Here are Michigan State University our academic entrepreneurship program is five semesters old. We have about 600 students earning a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

During some recent analysis we found out that participation in the Minor among first-generation college students occurs at about twice the rate of our campus population. Of all students in the Minor, 22.4% are first-generation students whereas they are just 9.9% in our campus population as a whole (for undergraduates).

The same phenomenon is true for African American students. They represent 14.7% of all students in the Minor vs. 7.3% of all undergraduate students.

When I was sharing this data with some faculty the other day, one person asked whether this was unusual and whether it was comparable to other universities. Good question, thought I.

Has anyone else looked at this? Does anyone know of any studies on this topic? Or would you be willing to share your own data to see if this is representative or an outlier?

FWIW, our gender and Hispanic numbers were pretty much in line with the campus population.

Sincerely,

Neil Kane

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Neil Kane
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
nkane@msu.edu
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Muhammad, 

That is fascinating. Since we're the land grant school in Michigan, we have a lot of stuff going on in Detroit, and your study sounds relevant to us on multiple levels. Please send whatever details you can...and feel free to email me privately to keep the email flow down for those not interested. 

Thanks!

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Neil Kane
nkane@msu.edu
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-30-2018 15:05
From: Muhammad Muhammad
Subject: Data about minority student participation in eship programs

That's interesting! We've recently completed a qualitative study using data from Detroit, MI. One of the main findings suggested that minority group members and individuals living in resource-constrained environments, in general, will be more likely to pursue entrepreneurship.
I'm eager to know if the statistics from other universities will be consistent.

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Muhammad Muhammad
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX

Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2018 15:19
From: Neil Kane
Subject: Data about minority student participation in eship programs

Here are Michigan State University our academic entrepreneurship program is five semesters old. We have about 600 students earning a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

During some recent analysis we found out that participation in the Minor among first-generation college students occurs at about twice the rate of our campus population. Of all students in the Minor, 22.4% are first-generation students whereas they are just 9.9% in our campus population as a whole (for undergraduates).

The same phenomenon is true for African American students. They represent 14.7% of all students in the Minor vs. 7.3% of all undergraduate students.

When I was sharing this data with some faculty the other day, one person asked whether this was unusual and whether it was comparable to other universities. Good question, thought I.

Has anyone else looked at this? Does anyone know of any studies on this topic? Or would you be willing to share your own data to see if this is representative or an outlier?

FWIW, our gender and Hispanic numbers were pretty much in line with the campus population.

Sincerely,

Neil Kane

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Neil Kane
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
nkane@msu.edu
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Original Message------

Muhammad, 

That is fascinating. Since we're the land grant school in Michigan, we have a lot of stuff going on in Detroit, and your study sounds relevant to us on multiple levels. Please send whatever details you can...and feel free to email me privately to keep the email flow down for those not interested. 

Thanks!

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Neil Kane
nkane@msu.edu
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
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Thanks, Sharon! I think your comment is highly relevant. 

Guys, I'm blown away by this entire discussion, it feels like many smart people are helping me with my dissertation... which is a very good feeling BTW.

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Muhammad Muhammad
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-01-2018 10:08
From: Sharon Simmons
Subject: Data about minority student participation in eship programs

Interesting findings. Would also be interesting to extrapolate this finding to curriculum design proposals. 

Sharon A. Simmons Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Global Entrepreneurship

AOM Entrepreneurship Division, Parliamentarian

Henry W. Bloch School of Management

University of Missouri–Kansas City

e simmonsshar@umkc.edu | p +1.816.235.2313

Original Message------

Muhammad,

That is fascinating. Since we're the land grant school in Michigan, we have a lot of stuff going on in Detroit, and your study sounds relevant to us on multiple levels. Please send whatever details you can...and feel free to email me privately to keep the email flow down for those not interested.

Thanks!

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Neil Kane
nkane@msu.edu
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
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That is interesting. I have a data set of about 200 minority and 200 non-minority students where I looked at a few psychological constructs as it relates to entrepreneurship. Unfortunately I don't have data on first-gen you have peaked my interest for future studies. Thank you!

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Gloria Sweida
Assistant Professor
Management & Marketing
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
618-650-2710
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2018 15:19
From: Neil Kane
Subject: Data about minority student participation in eship programs

Here are Michigan State University our academic entrepreneurship program is five semesters old. We have about 600 students earning a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

During some recent analysis we found out that participation in the Minor among first-generation college students occurs at about twice the rate of our campus population. Of all students in the Minor, 22.4% are first-generation students whereas they are just 9.9% in our campus population as a whole (for undergraduates).

The same phenomenon is true for African American students. They represent 14.7% of all students in the Minor vs. 7.3% of all undergraduate students.

When I was sharing this data with some faculty the other day, one person asked whether this was unusual and whether it was comparable to other universities. Good question, thought I.

Has anyone else looked at this? Does anyone know of any studies on this topic? Or would you be willing to share your own data to see if this is representative or an outlier?

FWIW, our gender and Hispanic numbers were pretty much in line with the campus population.

Sincerely,

Neil Kane

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Neil Kane
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI
nkane@msu.edu
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Neil,

Very interesting findings! Do you have results for Asian American students? Would be interesting to see if they are more like the general population or the African American population.

Regards,
Milton Young
President, Asian Chamber of Commerce
Houston, TX


Original Message------

That is interesting. I have a data set of about 200 minority and 200 non-minority students where I looked at a few psychological constructs as it relates to entrepreneurship. Unfortunately I don't have data on first-gen you have peaked my interest for future studies. Thank you!

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Gloria Sweida
Assistant Professor
Management & Marketing
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
618-650-2710
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