Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging African-American Males at Selective Public Research Universities

Challenges and Opportunities in Academics and Sports
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-64113-272-5
Verlag: Information Age Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Contemporary Perspectives on Access, Equity and Achievement

A problematic, yet uncommon, assumption among many higher education researchers is that recruitment, retention, and engagement of African-American males is relatively similar and stable across all majority White colleges and universities. In fact, the harsh reality is that selective public research universities (SPRUs) have distinctive academic cultures that increase the difficulty of diversifying their faculty and student populations. This book will discuss how traditions and elitist assumptions make it very difficult to recruit, retain, and engage African-American males. The authors will examine these issues from multiple perspectives in three sections that highlight research, policies and practices impacting the experiences of African American males, including Pre-Collegiate Preparation, African American Male Student Athletes, and Undergraduate and Graduate Considerations for African American Male Initiatives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Castenell, Louis A.

Grantham, Tarek C.

Hawkins, Billy J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments.
- Introduction
- Section I Pre-Collegiate Preparation Of African American Males
- The Cultural Collusion and Collision in the Evolution of Highly Selective Universities: A Historical Overview of SPRUs at the American Public’s Expense
- African American Males’ Academic Preparation in K-12 Settings for Highly Selective Universities
- Desegregating the University System of Georgia (USG) and Establishing the African American Male Initiative at the University of Georgia (UGA): From USG Shame to UGA GAAME
- Project Gentlemen on the move: A model for creating a pipeline of African American male scholars
- Section II Overview – African American Male Student Athletes At Select Public Research Universities
- College Athletics: Access and opportunity for Black Male Athletes at Selective Research Universities
- Changing the Game: When Black Professors Engage Black Athletes
- African American Student Athletes and Engagement in the College Student Experience
- Deconstructing “Gods and Monsters”: Black Men, Manhood, and College Athletics
- When the Cheers Fade: Rethinking College Transitions for Black Male Student-Athletes and Reframing Success
- Crouching Talents, Hidden Gifts: The Dualism of Academic Excellence and Athletic Development for African American, Gifted Student Athletes at Selective Public Research Universities
- Section III Overview – Undergraduate And Graduate Considerations For African American Male Initiatives
- We are AAMRI’: Redefining Black male excellence at The University of Texas at Austin
- African American Male Initiatives: Creating Cultures of Inclusion and Climates of Success at Select Public Research Universities
- African American Males in TRIO Programs
- Using an Anti-deficit Achievement Approach to Examine a Black Male College Student’s Pursuit of a Career in Computer Science
- Shades of Black: Black Male Law School Enrollment by Ethnic Status

Über Autor(innen)

Louis A. Castenell, University of Georgia

Tarek C. Grantham, University of Georgia

Billy J. Hawkins, University of Houston