Abstract The retention of African American faculty at predominantly White institutions (PWI)
has long been a point of concern in higher education. Midwest Community College (MCC), a …

Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the 1-year and 2-
year persistence rates of Black students in Texas community colleges for the 2007-2008 …

Purpose The first purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the degree to
which 1-year persistence rates differed by the institutional status (ie, stayed or transferred) of …

The demand for post-secondary education in the United States is on the rise, and currently
represents an industry that serves approximately 18 million students, in over 3,000 …

Unacceptably high attrition rates present a challenge for American community college
administrators. Paradoxically, community colleges have been denoted in fewer than 25 …

In this chapter, the authors use a critical policy framework to examine the sociopolitical
climate of three states with rapidly increasing populations of color—Texas, California, and …