Although college education is a key to upward mobility, students from socioeconomically
disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to enter and complete college than their more …

Despite efforts to widen participation, first-in-family students, as an equity group, remain
severely under-represented in higher education internationally. This book explores and …

Young people are told that college is a place where they will “find themselves” by engaging
with diversity and making friendships that will last a lifetime. This vision of an inclusive …

Extracurricular involvement in college is linked to positive outcomes including a sense of
inclusion or belonging, which can facilitate retention and graduation. Research makes clear …

Each year, millions of high school students consider whether to continue their schooling and
attend and complete college. Despite evidence showing that a college degree yields far …

One method for reducing gender and racial segregation in career fields is addressing
sorting by major in college. However, previous research has not examined the full process of …

Knowledge about whether and how students' dispositions and ways of thinking are shaped
by higher education has expanded rapidly in recent years. Drawing from in-depth interviews …

In this study, we examine how social capital developed during the college years is
connected to subsequent career outcomes for arts alumni. We analyzed data from the …

It is a daunting task to balance motherhood with the requirements of academic life. For
generations, married women who decided to continue their academic endeavor remained to …

Sociological contributions to student success are primarily focused on questions of
inequality. Regardless of the theoretical tradition, the primary way that sociologists have …