Not All Education Is Created Equal: How Choice of Academic Major Affects the Racial Salary Gap

McClough, David; Benedict, Mary Ellen

doi:10.1177/0569434516683029

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“…For the past three consecutive years, President Trump has reportedly asked Congress to abolish the PSLF program in his administration’s annual budget proposals (Kreighbaum, 2019), despite loan forgiveness being challenging to obtain for many postgraduates (Ament, 2019). If eliminated, this may impact Black graduates more compared to white graduates because they are more likely to work in the public sector (McClough & Benedict, 2017) and have higher rates of student loan debt (Addo et al, 2016; Belasco et al, 2014; The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2018; Huelsman, 2015; Jackson & Reynolds, 2013).…”

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Exploring Black graduate women’s perceptions of student loan debt.

Bostick¹,

Henry²,

Brown³

2022

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore Black women in graduate school and their experiences with financing their education and perceptions about student loan debt. Findings from the experiences of six Black women enrolled in graduate programs within the College of Education highlight inequality in institutional funding and student loan borrowing. Two research questions set the scope of the study: (1) What are the lived experiences of Black graduate women funding their education? and (2) What are the perceived long-term implications for Black graduate women repaying student loans? Two themes were identified from the first research question. They were: “It’s an Investment in Myself” and “Feels like a Continuous Weight.” Also, two themes resulted from the second research question, which were: “You don’t go and get a PhD without Funding” and “I’m not Fixing to Starve.” In conclusion, we offer recommendations for reparations in the form of scholarships, affordable master’s programs, and guaranteed loan forgiveness, along with implications for future research based on the results from the study.

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Exploring Black graduate women’s perceptions of student loan debt.

Bostick¹,

Henry²,

Brown³

2022

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…However, since its inception, there has been a 99% rejection rate [98], and there has been political upheaval as Republicans have sought to repeal the PSLF program [98]. The repeal of this program has ramifications for all students, but especially Black students, as they are more likely to work in the public sector [99,100] and have higher rates of debt than any other student group [83].…”

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How Female Undergraduate Students’ Holistic Experiences Predict Their Payment Methods

Ikegwuonu,

Santa-Ramirez

2024

Youth

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Female undergraduate students have drastically increased in higher education over the last three decades. The increase in the number of students has come during unprecedented cost increases associated with attending a four-year higher education institution. The increases can be related to tuition but are also associated with mandatory fees (fees all students must pay regardless of status). These fees are associated with programs and services that enhance the collegiate experience (academic tutoring, health services, and Game Day activities). Conversely, little is known concerning how holistic experiences (prior experiences) can shape payment methods. Through a quantitative survey analysis that collected female participants’ self-reported data on payment methods across four states, we employed a regression analysis to predict their payment methods. Our findings suggest the (a) demographic characteristics, (b) university knowledge, (c) knowledge and attitudes toward mandatory fees, and (d) several academic capital subsets that shape women’s payment methods.

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“…In fact, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by 196 countries, recognizes the right of every child to education and sets out a series of efforts "to enable children to exercise this right progressively and equitably". In turn, historical differences in access to quality education, at the time the current workforce belonged to the school-age population, affect underprivileged groups' income-earning potential relative to other groups, as graduates experience systematically higher labor force participation, employment and wages over the life cycle [1] -especially those out of more selective schools [2], universities [3], and academic majors [4]. In fact, one of the leading reasons behind present social inequities is that elite groups have had access to more widespread and higher-quality educational opportunities much earlier, often when their economic returns were much higher [5,6].…”

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confidence: 99%