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Understanding the Varying Salience of First-Gen Status for First-Generation College Students
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Genia M. Bettencourt; Madison T. Bickerstaff Forrest – Journal of College Student Development, 2025
Our constructivist qualitative case study of first-generation college students at Research University analyzed 13 focus groups with 54 students. Our analysis revealed five identities and experiences that specifically shaped the salience of first-gen status for our participants. For participants with a sibling or from low-income families, first-gen…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Research Universities, Student Attitudes, Low Income Students
The Transformative Power of Student Affairs Case Management in Supporting Students with Minoritized Identities at a Large, Historically White, Private, Non-Profit Institution: A Qualitative Case Study
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Thomas Lee Cravens II; Gudrun Nyunt; Quortne R. Hutchings – Journal of College Student Development, 2025
Higher education institutions are incorporating case management services to support their students' increasing needs and psychosocial stressors. Informed by the Student Affairs Case Management Model, the purpose of this intrinsic, qualitative case study was to better understand how case management services foster students with minoritized…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, College Students, Minority Group Students
Understanding College Student Experiences with Basic Needs Insecurity through a Validation Perspective
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Wayne L. Black; Brittany M. Williams – Journal of College Student Development, 2025
Basic needs insecurity (BNI), or insufficient access to food or housing, is a problem in U.S. higher education (Broton et al., 2022). As college students continue to negotiate the fallout of COVID-19 and its lingering economic effects, it is vital to amplify BNI as a concerning problem for campus administrators invested in students' success…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Security (Psychology), Food, Hunger
The Role of Trauma, Mental Health Symptoms, and Suicidality in College Adjustment among Young Adults with a Foster Care Background
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Jennifer M. Geiger; Colleen C. Katz – Journal of College Student Development, 2025
College is associated with positive outcomes in adulthood. However, many students with foster care backgrounds face challenges transitioning into college settings. Young adults with foster care backgrounds also experience mental health conditions and suicidal ideation at a higher rate than their same aged peers. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Trauma, Mental Health, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Suicide