ERIC Number: EJ1328481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 11
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"We're Drawn to This Place": Black Graduate Students' Engagement with a Black Cultural Center
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v15 n1 p86-96 Feb 2022
This study provides a nuanced look at the experiences of Black graduate students who engage with a Black cultural center (BCC) at a historically White institution in an urban center. Combining the theoretical perspectives of critical race theory and graduate developmental networks, the three main findings unearth how (1) the BCC staff act as developers by diversifying graduate students' networks; (2) the BCC space provides opportunities for community that strengthens network ties; and (3) even though the BCC has taken on additional responsibilities to assist graduate students, a lack of institutional support ultimately burdens the center.
Descriptors: African American Students, Graduate Students, Learner Engagement, Cultural Centers, Critical Theory, Race, Institutional Characteristics, Whites, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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