ERIC Number: EJ1466248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0251
EISSN: EISSN-1541-4167
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"Eventually, It Became My Source of Motivation": Black STEM Transfer Students' Agentic Responses to Negative Campus Ethos at an HSI
Yoon Ha Choi1,2; Marie Janelle Tacloban-Moore2; Sarah L. Eddy1,2; Geoffrey Potvin2,3; Rocio Benabentos2; Laird Kramer2,3
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v27 n1 p106-130 2025
As the fastest growing minority serving institution type, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) play important roles in reaching and serving a diverse group of students beyond Hispanic/Latine-identified students, including Black students. To understand Black STEM transfer students' experiences at an HSI, we conducted and analyzed 10 student interviews guided by Harris and Wood's Socio-Ecological Outcomes model. We found four themes. The first theme revealed participants had positive impressions of the HSI before transfer, due to its perceived racial/ethnic diversity. The second and third themes pointed to negative experiences after participants' arrival at the HSI, connected to their status as transfer students and as Black students, respectively. In the final theme, participants exercised their agency, which allowed them to persist and succeed despite inadequate institutional support. Based on these findings, we urge HSIs to intentionally devote more attention and resources to support Black STEM transfer students and otherwise minoritized students.
Descriptors: Minority Serving Institutions, African American Students, STEM Education, College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes, Minority Group Students, Student Experience, Educational Environment, School Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Biology Department, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 2STEM Transformation Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 3Physics Department, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA