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Hanging on to our hope: African American middle level managers’ retention in student affairs
(2024-08)
This qualitative dissertation study addressed why African American middle-level managers remain in their positions in higher education or student affairs. This study highlighted issues relevant to middle-level managers ...
Go with the flow: A phenomenological study of regional admissions professionals recruiting in the Midwest
(2024-08)
Institutions of higher education have faced significant changes. While institutions have adapted to these many changes due to internal and external factors, limited inquiry is available on experiences of regional admissions ...
BIPOC medical student wellness: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
(2024-05)
Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color (BIPOC) medical student wellness has been studied almost exclusively by utilizing quantitative research methods. Few studies have looked at BIPOC medical student wellness through ...
From the margins to the center: A critical phenomenological study on the experiences of BIPOC DEI leaders at two-year predominantly White institutions in the Midwest
(2024-08)
This study examines the motivations, definitions of success, and elements that contribute to their self-defined success among BIPOC DEI leaders in two-year predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in the Midwest. Using a ...
Critical student affairs pedagogy: A qualitative study of student affairs educators’ beliefs and practices for teaching in undergraduate settings
(2023-12)
After nearly 100 years, student affairs’ educational role in colleges and universities continues to be debated (ACPA, 1937; McCaughey & Welsh, 2021; Penney, 1969;). While student affairs personnel, at the field’s origins, ...
Career aspirations of Wisconsin women working in student affairs: The effect of demographic and institutional factors
(2023-12)
The purpose of this census-style quantitative research was to investigate what relationship existed between demographic and institutional factors and women's career advancement aspirations in student affairs in the state ...
Stop-out experiences of part-time and fluidly enrolled, low-income, first-generation community college women
(2021-08)
This study addresses the need to better understand community college students' varied enrollment behaviors and experiences in the context of the national college completion agenda, current research, and retention theory. ...
Dame la mano, somos hermanos: examining Latino male students’ path to success at a minority serving institution
(2020-05)
The “vanishing Latino male” has a number of elements impacting the Latino male’s postsecondary experience. Factors shaping Latino male students’ college experiences include family, academic support, and co-curricular ...
“We’re the Bottom”: African-American student perceptions of racial order at predominantly White institutions
(2020-05)
The problem addressed in this study is the lack of awareness of African-American students’ feelings of deficit, attrition, oppression, and negative stereotypes as components contributing to their perception and definition ...
The Impact of college union involvement on student perceptions of sense of belonging and campus climate
(2020-05)
College unions have long been promoted as community builders and laboratories for learning. However, little research has been conducted to understand the relationship between college unions and community building. The ...