Full Description
Historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of support networks in creating community and contributing to Black students' success in different postsecondary settings.
Black Student Support Networks shows how Black undergraduate and graduate students use formal and informal support networks to create community at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Contributors use a range of qualitative research methods, including autoethnography, personal narratives, and case studies, and theoretical frameworks, such as critical race theory and college choice, to illuminate the challenges and successes Black students encounter in their educational journeys. They advocate for culturally relevant pedagogy, emphasizing the importance of mentoring, faculty-student relationships, peer networks, spirituality, and programming in fully supporting Black students and fostering their safety, sense of belonging, and mental well-being. With a foreword by Ivory A. Toldson and afterword by Melanie Carter, the volume is essential reading for students, faculty, administrators, researchers, and policymakers dedicated to promoting the retention and graduation of Black students, especially in the post-Affirmative Action era.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Ivory A. Toldson
Preface
Ezella McPherson and Tony Laing
Introduction: Black Lives Matter in Higher Education: A Brief History of Black Students' Access and Enrollment at HBCUs and PWIs
Ezella McPherson and Tony Laing
Part I: Institutional Support at HBCUs: Faculty-Student Relationships and Mentorship
1. Exploring How a Campus-Based Teacher Preparation Organization Fostered Leadership, Advocacy, and Synergy in an HBCU Teacher Education Program
Leta Hooper, Wyletta Gamble-Lomax, Juanita Denee' Kent (f/k/a Ashby Bey), Kayla Moore, and Eric Nelson
2."A Different World": Using College Choice to Examine the Lived Experiences of Black Cousins' Doctoral Journeys Through an HBCU and a PWI
Claude E. P. Mayo and Ebonee Mayo-Mitchell
3. Support Networks for Black Doctoral Students at HBCUs: Insights and Implications
Crystal H. Brown and Tony Laing
Part II: Institutional Support Programs: Peer Networks and Other Supporters at PWIs
4. Building Institutional Bridges: A Systematic Literature Review of Black Students' Experiences in Summer Bridge Programs
Quortne R. Hutchings and Johnnie L. Campbell Jr.
5. Artist Networks and Black Student Support
Beth Balliro and Lyssa Palu-ay
6. Examining the Spiritual Experience of Black Doctoral Students Using an African American Spirituality Framework
Ferlin G. McGaskey, Ezella McPherson, Tamekia Wilkins, and Jasmine D. Tilghman
7. When the Theory Is Your Life: Embodying Black Critical Theory as a Home Place in the Academy
Blake O'Neal Turner, Courtney Douglass, Mary Johnson, and Alexis Morgan Young
Epilogue: Shaping the Future
Tony Laing and Ezella McPherson
Afterword
Melanie Carter
List of Contributors
Index
