Overview

Offers novel frameworks and models for understanding college access and choice among communities of Color. This much-needed volume brings together academics, practitioners, students, and community members of Color to thoroughly reframe college access and choice in research and practice. Enrollment rates continue to differ substantially by race and ethnicity. While Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color remain inequitably stratified in the pursuit of higher education, many models of college choice are simply insufficient for understanding the college-going processes of diverse students. Continually centering BIPOC knowledge, assets, and needs, contributors provide a series of varied yet connected frameworks grounded in culturally sustaining, community-oriented research. Like the educational journeys it represents, the volume is a communal activity that invites participation. Each chapter concludes with a series of critical reflection questions to guide readers in deeper learning and engagement.

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Author:   Chrystal A. George Mwangi (George Mason University) ,  Yedalis Ruíz Santana (Tania M. Barber Learning Institute at Caring Health Center)
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9798855801941

Pages:   350
Publication Date:   01 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Judy Marquez Kiyama Acknowledgments Introduction Chrystal A. George Mwangi and Yedalis Ruíz Santana 1. A POC-Centered (Re)Framing of College Access and Choice Chrystal A. George Mwangi and Yedalis Ruíz Santana Part I: Youth-Centered Framings 2. Critically Conscious College Knowledge: Critiquing Notions of College Readiness through an Ethnic Studies Lens Joel A. Arce and Ashley Carpenter 3. Intergenerational Posttraumatic Transformation: Reframing College Access for Students from Refugee Backgrounds Diep H. Luu 4. ""Removing la cascara"": The Cost of Being Resilient among Puertorriquena College Aspirants Yedalis Ruíz Santana Part II: Community-Grown Framings 5. When Impossible Becomes Possible! A Critical Access Model That Centers Equity in Community Health Tania M. Barber 6. Widening Postsecondary Educational Pathways for Black and Latinx Boys and Young Men: Personal Reflections, Professional Experiences, and Research-Based Insights Roderick L. Carey 7. Breaking the Chains of Intergenerational Poverty and Becoming a First-Generation Warrior Anastasia (Stasia) Morton 8. ""By Us, for Us"": A Student Bridges Approach to Access and Retention among Historically Underrepresented Populations Olga M. Correa and Kelsey Ruiz Part III: Culture- and Family-Oriented Framings 9. College Choice as Conocimiento: Disentangling the Reflective and Cyclical Postsecondary Pathways of Latina/o/x Students Nancy Acevedo 10. Family Building: College Choice Process for Native American Students Eliza Yellow Bird, Amanda R. Tachine, and Nolan L. Cabrera 11. Under the Baobab Tree: Developing a Family-Centered Framework for College Choice with Black African Immigrant Families Chrystal A. George Mwangi Conclusion Yedalis Ruíz Santana and Chrystal A. George Mwangi Contributors Index

Reviews

""The editors and authors of this much-needed book reframe issues of postsecondary education access and opportunity with students of color in mind. In pushing the fields of higher education and counseling education to adopt asset-based, critical approaches, it promises to make an important contribution to both the scholarly literature and our collective practices."" — Darris R. Means, coeditor of Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Higher Education Equity

Author Information

Chrystal A. George Mwangi is Associate Professor of Higher Education at George Mason University. Yedalis Ruíz Santana is Chief Access and Equity Officer/Executive Director of the Tania M. Barber Learning Institute at Caring Health Center and Faculty Affiliate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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