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Navigating My Blackness: An Afro-Caribbean International Student Experience, Christopher G. Campbell
Navigating My Blackness: An Afro-Caribbean International Student Experience, Christopher G. Campbell
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
Run Away, Melissa Carlson
Pedagogical Pause: Uncovering The Queerness Of My Classroom Emotions, Jason C. Garvey, Ph.D.
Pedagogical Pause: Uncovering The Queerness Of My Classroom Emotions, Jason C. Garvey, Ph.D.
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
Hakujin: A Narrative Of Multiraciality And Student Development Theory In The U.S., Jenna L. Matsumura
Hakujin: A Narrative Of Multiraciality And Student Development Theory In The U.S., Jenna L. Matsumura
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case For A More Diversified Approach To Identifying And Supporting First-Generation College Students, Alexander J. Thorngren
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case For A More Diversified Approach To Identifying And Supporting First-Generation College Students, Alexander J. Thorngren
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
ABSTRACT
First-generation college students earn college degrees in the United States at much lower rates when compared to non-first-generation college students. These students frequently face different challenges accessing and completing college degrees than those encountered by their peers with college-educated parents. A key challenge for institutions of higher education (IHE) is to develop effective policies, programs, and resources that support college completion among first generation college students.
First-generation students are far from a homogenous group. Rather, they exist on a spectrum of familial experiences with higher education. For instance, important differences may exist between students who have a parent who …
A Seat At The Table: The Unspoken Values And Benefits Of Student And Academic Affairs Collaboration And Partnerships In Higher Education, Tynesha Mccullers
A Seat At The Table: The Unspoken Values And Benefits Of Student And Academic Affairs Collaboration And Partnerships In Higher Education, Tynesha Mccullers
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
After almost two semesters as a graduate student at the University of Vermont, I decided that I wanted to do more in my second year of graduate school. It was through conversations with my colleagues that I determined that stepping out of my comfort zone of student affairs and looking into academic affairs would help develop me as not only a student affairs professional but as an educator as well. During the fall semester of 2016, I participated in an independent study where I served as a Teaching Assistant for a university diversity requirement course titled “The Political Economy of …