JM Johnson, JD Winfield - The Journal of Higher Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis

Institutionalizing Success: Practices and Policies at HBCUs that Promote Student Development and Degree Attainment.

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) AND Program Evaluation

Johnson, Winfield

GSID: 7-egLWc5Rb0J

Excerpt

ABSTRACT A central purpose of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is to educate Black students, often in conditions where resources, financial and otherwise, are limited. This study explores how institutional policies and practices foster success among Black students attending HBCUs within these conditions. Using an HBCU-based model for Black College Student Success, we examine the perceptions of institutional actions that promote success among 20 HBCU alumni. Through constructivist qualitative inquiry, we …