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Nguyen, Thai-Huy; Boland, William Casey; Gasman, Marybeth – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019
In this study, we explore Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the 'legitimated procedures' of increasing capacity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Conducting interviews with HBCU presidents, we argue that as HBCUs contend with a conflicting national context, investment in STEM education is…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, STEM Education, Race, Access to Education
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Gasman, Marybeth; Nguyen, Thai-Huy; Conrad, Clifton F. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2015
In this article, we provide an overview--a primer--of the rise of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) as context for understanding the contemporary place of these institutions in our broader system of higher education. We also demonstrate how the emergence and the evolution of MSIs stem from our nation's struggle to provide equal educational…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education