Black Collegians' Experiences in Us Northern Private Colleges: A Narrative History, 1945-1965

ISBN-13: 9781137590763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 277 str.

Dafina-Lazarus Stewart

Opis

This book is a narrative study of the lives and experiences of sixty-eight Black collegians in a set of northern private colleges in the Midwest between 1945 and 1965.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Origins

Chapter 3: Black Disciples and White Missionaries

Chapter 4: College Choices

Chapter 5: Arriving On Campus

Chapter 6: College Life

Chapter 7: Roadblocks and Detours

Chapter 8: Integration and The Movement

Chapter 9: The Impact of College

Chapter 10: Remembering Alma Mater

Chapter 11: Conclusion

O autorze

Dafina-Lazarus Stewart is Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University, USA, where ze researches diversity, equity, and justice in US higher education, particularly focused on student experiences, outcomes, and institutional transformation.  

Blurb

This book is a narrative study of the lives and experiences of sixty-eight Black collegians in a set of northern private colleges in the Midwest between 1945 and 1965. Through oral histories and archival material, this text documents and reflects on their experiences in the racially isolated, northern, rural towns in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Western Pennsylvania. This history illuminates both the empowerment of these collegians and the persistent challenges of enacting institutional values in the face of resistance from both outside and within. Stewart seeks to understand the nature of progress toward pluralistic diversity in college environments characterized by the paradox of racial homogeneity and interracial engagement. In this way, the complex interplay of social movements, institutional context, individual identities, and the experiences of marginalized students in postsecondary education are more effectively demonstrated.