The broad goal of this study was to explore the experiences of Black fashion alumni while they were undergraduate students at a large, public university in the Midwestern United States. Participant demographics, their social capital, and their attitudes towards technology were examined to understand the impact of these variables on their…

Community colleges have historically faced significant challenges in retaining students, particularly from underserved populations. While extracurricular activities like athletics have been shown to enhance student engagement and persistence, the specific impact of athletic participation on retention and sense of belonging among diverse student…

This study explored the impact of historical trauma on Black Counselor education doctoral students, a population navigating the intersecting challenges of systemic oppression and the rigorous demands of doctoral study. Historical trauma, a cumulative emotional and psychological wound passed through generations, profoundly influences the lived…

The purpose of this study was to examine how membership in a historically Black Greek letter organization (BGLO) shapes the Black student experience at a predominantly White commuter institution. Students who identify as Black Americans with a membership in a BGLO for at least one year and were full-time undergraduate students at such institutions…

The aim of this qualitative interpretive research study is to further current scholarship about Black undergraduate women students by exploring their interactions, both formally and informally with other Black women at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). My research findings expose how Black undergraduate women formed, maintained, nurtured,…

This study applied Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory (SCT) and Gray et al.'s (2018) ecological framework to explore a sense of belonging among Black undergraduates pursuing a degree in business. This study sought to understand how Black students perceive a sense of belonging at the business school of City University (CU), a predominantly…

The current study examined the moderating effects of resilience on the relationships between gendered racism and sense of belonging and gendered racism and academic self-efficacy for Black women at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Data from 118 Black women (22.9%, undergraduate students, 26.5% graduate students, and 50.6% alumni/graduated…

Many Black women choose community colleges for their post-secondary education; however, issues of retention and persistence prevail, and many do not graduate. This study examines Black women graduates from two Mid-Atlantic community colleges who are community college completers from two institutions that historically suffered with low graduation…

Graduate enrollment patterns of students of color suggest that a gap in graduate enrollment persists between Black and Latinx students and White students despite an overall increase in enrollment. Graduate enrollment depends, in part, on student aspirations for graduate study, which is influenced by undergraduate student success and sense of…

Black and Latino men are attending college at rates that are greater than ever before. However, success for these students, as measured by graduation rates, has not increased with greater access. Black and Latino men face greater barriers to their success than do White and Asian men. The ethnic disparity seen in graduation rates extends to gender…