In this comparative study, we explore the ways eight queer university students from Trinidad and Tobago and New Brunswick, Canada, use cellphilm production (cellphone + film production + intention) to share their experiences, make calls for change, and forge solidarities across racial, cultural, and national contexts. Engaging in cellphilm…

College students have a widespread history of exercising their rights to free speech through protest as a means of expressing displeasure with the status quo. While some administrators consider it a disruption to academic learning on college campuses, extensive research has found that student activism as a form of involvement on campus lends…

Using a critical paradigm, in this paper we highlight how current theoretical perspectives may serve to minimize and undermine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) within the discourse on racial climate assessment in higher education. In particular, we closely examine a widely used campus climate theory to highlight how it centers…

New mothers returning to academic studies face many barriers. One of these barriers -- the continuation of breastfeeding -- can be particularly challenging. Breastfeeding is integral to the health of both mother and infant, underscoring several important tenants of the Catholic ethos; however, the literature indicates a significant number of…

Beyond the basic criteria to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), which includes enrolling 25% Latinx students, the federal government has not established guidelines for better serving these students. Instead, educators at HSIs must submit applications for competitive federal grants that allow them to define and enact…

While much work has focused on pedagogical innovation processes within universities, less has been said of the processes and cultures which foster and give rise to creativity within higher education and the ways in which faculty members are encouraged to develop their pedagogy across disciplines and within their departments. This paper examines…

A college education after incarceration is an important means of social and economic mobility, but when formerly incarcerated individuals attempt to enroll in college courses or earn a college degree, they often face institutional roadblocks (e.g. required disclosure on applications), academic obstacles (e.g. readjusting to formal education or…

The current study was carried out to determine the role of professional concern and university life quality of prospective teachers in explaining their attitudes towards the profession of teaching. The working group of the research was made up of 580 prospective teachers attending a faculty of education at a state university. As a data collection…

This article provides context for understanding how colorism shapes the identity and lived experiences of multiracial women in college and how higher education institutions can create inclusive and supportive environments for racially mixed students on their campus.

Introduction: In order to build a quality inclusive environment (not only in education) it is not enough to have material and personal capacity. The students themselves also need to be included via quality assessment of this environment. Research focused on the attitudes of university students with special educational needs (SEN students) towards…

Student retention is of key importance to many private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This paper discusses the factors influencing a selected group of former pre-university students' decision to continue their undergraduate studies in the same university where they had completed their pre-university studies. In-depth interviews were…

By 2044, the USA is projected to be a majority-minority nation. Research suggests that when people of color reach 40-60% of the population, a tipping point occurs in which white individuals experience a collective existential threat and threat to their status and resources, resulting in more negative attitudes toward diversity. Institutions of…

This study examines the acculturation of Uyghur college students to a different culture in universities in developed eastern Chinese cities. This study recruited 12 Uyghur university students from Xinjiang who are studying in two elite universities in eastern China. Research shows that Uyghur students often experience acculturation issues in…

Faculty members perform essential roles on campuses, including teaching, research, and service, yet norms of the academic profession inhibit faculty from bringing their full selves to the work. Revealing vulnerabilities, such as identifying as a survivor of sexual violence, is generally unwelcome in the neoliberal postsecondary landscape. This…

The third wave of college student development involves the use of critical and post-structural frameworks to reimagine formative constructs and concepts that have been key to understanding development in higher education settings. Using data from a constructivist grounded theory study centered on 20 queer Students of Color and their identity…