The paper introduces the history and politics of value formation at historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and focuses on how cultural-institutional values associated with Black and minority servingness--such as Black empowerment, ethics of care, and community service--impact the work of educators to coordinate internship opportunities…

The experiences and challenges that African American science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals face and overcome as they persist in their careers are rarely examined. In this exploratory qualitative inquiry, the experiences of ten African American STEM PhD mentors were examined. A situated identity framework was used…

This study, rooted in the evaluation of a reading methods course, sought to determine the implications for preservice teachers (PSTs) who participated in literature circles that intentionally used multicultural literature to discuss social justice issues. Using an interpretative mixed-methods approach, we collected quantitative surveys and…