He asked me why. He was excluded. Through perseverance, he became part of a study group. When I find a student who would be good in academics, I do encourage them to go in that direction. In my opinion, you aren't going to change the fact that many students go into industry.
Most white males go into industry.
You'll only find a small portion of minority students going into academia. Many of my students look at me and comment that if they have to work as hard as I do-they are not interested. I need to do a better job of making students realize that what I do is fun. They don't think of my job in that way. The young woman I mentioned earlier, wrote a letter for me.