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From the Sidelines to the Frontlines: Black Student-Athlete Organizations as Counterspaces at Predominantly White Institutions
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Ezinne D. Ofoegbu; Briana A. Savage – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
Black College athletes mobilized in significant ways in 2020. One noticeable way Black college athletes mobilized was by creating Black student-athlete organizations (BSAOs). Given college athletics' long-standing relationship to racism, capitalism, and exploitation, it is important to understand how BSAOs function within the athletic subculture…
Descriptors: African American Students, Student Athletes, College Athletics, Student Organizations
Effects of Special Counseling Programs for Black Freshmen on a Predominantly White Campus.
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Trippi, Joseph; Cheatham, Harold E. – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
Assessed impact of specific student characteristics and descriptive features of the counseling program on academic performance and persistence of Black students on predominantly white university campus. Results underscore continuing utility of specialized counseling programs for such students and suggest effective counseling strategies for use…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Freshmen, Counseling Services
Increasing the Retention of Black Students: A Multimethod Approach.
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Giles-Gee, Helen F. – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
Examined effects of an individualized faculty advising program, study-skills training, and a tutorial center on the academic performance and retention of Black freshmen enrolled at a predominantly White university. Data suggest that nonresidency, off-campus employment, and organizational involvement adversely affect academic performance and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Freshmen, Commuting Students