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Getting, Staying, And Being In College: The Experiences Of Students, Laura Nichols, Maria Guzmán
Getting, Staying, And Being In College: The Experiences Of Students, Laura Nichols, Maria Guzmán
Sociology
This chapter presents the experiences of undergraduate students at Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States based on interviews with twenty-five enrolled students at six of the twenty-eight private, nonprofit Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. who were undocumented at the time of the interview. The six schools include two in the western region of the U.S., two in the Midwest, and two in the East. Together, the six institutions represent the breadth and diversity of Jesuit institutions, from a research university with undergraduate and graduate programs, a law school, and a medical school, to an undergraduate focused …
The Role Of Catholic Schools In Reducing Educational And Economic Inequality, Laura Nichols
The Role Of Catholic Schools In Reducing Educational And Economic Inequality, Laura Nichols
Sociology
In this paper, I look specifically at Catholic colleges in the United States and compare their student enrollment and graduation rates to other types of colleges, and ask if Catholic colleges continue to play a role as levers of economic mobility for students, or if they are reproducing the social class status of their families. Combining institutional data from the College Scorecard and the Equality of Opportunity Project, my analysis shows that Catholic colleges in the U.S. have higher graduation rates than public and other private schools, but they enroll a lower proportion of students who are low income. Catholic …