Beyond Bothered: Stressors and Challenges of Black Undergraduate Women at Ivy League Institutions

The HBCU advantage: reimagining social capital among students attending black colleges

“…Race and racism shape the extent to which Black students are viewed as valuable members of the community and in turn, these views shape opportunities for Black students to cultivate meaningful, authentic relationships with their peers, faculty, and staff of different racial/ethnic backgrounds across educational contexts (Dancy et al, 2018;George-Mwangi et al, 2018;Liou and Rojas, 2020). Recognizing that institutions of postsecondary education historically barred or limited admission for Black Americans, and that Black students continue to be under-represented at Traditionally White Institutions (TWIs), students on these college campuses continue to describe experiences of isolation, marginalization, alienation, and outright violence within classroom spaces, in residential communities, and student organizations (Garibay et al, 2020;Jenkins et al, 2021;Briscoe, 2022;Hardaway et al, 2022). When Black students are excluded from the social network of college life, they may not be able to capitalize on these networks and opportunities for personal growth, professional achievements, and community impact (Brooms and Davis, 2017;Winkle-Wagner and McCoy, 2018).…”