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L Walker - Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. https …, 2015 - cmsi.gse.rutgers.edu

Trauma, environmental stressors, and the African-American college student: Research, practice, and HBCUs.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program AND Program Evaluation

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African-Americans from under-served backgrounds are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups, including Asians, Hispanics and Whites, to be exposed to traumatic events (Alim, et al., 2006; Porsche, Fortuna, Lin, & Alegria, 2011). Overcoming a singular or continuous traumatic event can have a long-term impact on the socio-emotional development and academic performance of students from high-risk communities. Traditionally, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) provide nurturing …

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