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HBCUs as Critical Context for Identity Work: Reflections, Experiences, and Lessons Learned
Author(s) -
Greenfield Derek F.,
Innouvong Tony,
Aglugub Richard Jay,
Yusuf Ismail A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.20130
Subject(s) - higher education , context (archaeology) , sociology , identity (music) , pedagogy , work (physics) , public relations , political science , engineering ethics , psychology , engineering , geography , aesthetics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology , law
Using narratives from a diverse group of students and staff in terms of race and religion, this chapter gives voice to these individuals’ experiences with issues of diversity and inclusion at an HBCU. This chapter also discusses how these experiences helped to facilitate the authors’ racial and cultural identity development.