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Becoming a Better Ally: Improving the Social Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Students at Elizabeth City State University
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Tiffany Hinton – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are largely invisible in historically Black post-secondary education research and discourse. To this end, LGBTQ students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are often ignored and their voices are silenced, thus impacting their feelings of marginality and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Black Colleges, College Students, Student Attitudes
Freedom of Expression at Davidson College: Is There a Problem? Answers from the Fall 2021 Survey of Davidson College Students
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2021
The alumni group Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought and Discourse (DFTD) was founded in 2018 to monitor the state of free expression, diversity of viewpoints, and ideological balance at Davidson College. DFTD was also founded to undertake research to help clarify whether perceived problems in these key areas are real. Fall 2021 survey of major…
Descriptors: Alumni, Donors, Academic Freedom, Higher Education
Debt, Doubt, and Dreams: Understanding the Latino College Completion Gap
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Elengold, Kate Sablosky; Dorrance, Jess; Agans, Robert – UnidosUS, 2020
Researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill teamed up with UnidosUS to explore whether and how our debt-driven higher education system makes it difficult for students to finish a college program or degree. The quantitative research, gathered from more than 1,500 respondents from across the country, offers insight into the primary…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Debt (Financial), Academic Persistence, Barriers
The Actively Caring for People Movement at Virginia Tech and Beyond: Cultivating Compassion and Relationships in Residence Halls
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McCarty, Shane M.; Mullins, Taris G.; Geller, E. Scott; Shushok, Frank, Jr. – Journal of College and Character, 2013
A professor and a group of student leaders initiated the Actively Caring for People (AC4P) Movement to establish a more civil, compassionate, and inclusive culture by inspiring intentional acts of kindness. This article explores the AC4P Movement in a first-year residence hall at Virginia Tech and a second-year residence hall at University of…
Descriptors: Caring, College Students, College Faculty, Altruism
Black North Carolina Medical Students' Perceptions of Peer and Faculty Interactions and School Environments.
Frierson, Henry T., Jr. – 1986
Medical students' perceptions of the college environment and interactions with peers and faculty were studied at the University of North Carolina, Duke University, Wake Forest University, and East Carolina University. A total of 76 black medical students (65% of the 117 black students in North Carolina's four medical schools) responded to a…
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Teachers, College Environment, Higher Education
Black Students in Predominantly White North Carolina Colleges and Universities, 1986: A Replication of a 1970 Study. College Board Report No. 86-7.
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Davis, Junius A.; Borders-Patterson, Anne – 1986
A study was conducted to gather responses to the question "what is it like to be a black student on a traditionally or predominantly white campus in 1986?" Responses were gathered by 22 black student leaders from 13 predominantly white campuses in North Carolina, using random samples of black first-year students at their institutions.…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students