The HBCU advantage: reimagining social capital among students attending black colleges
Jennifer M. Johnson,
Elizabeth Jackson
Abstract:IntroductionThere is growing interest in exploring the ways Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) mediate student outcomes.MethodsSituating an HBCU education within the conceptual landscape of social capital, we follow the tenets of critical discourse analysis (CDA) to explore the narratives of ten early and mid-career HBCU alumni of eight 4-year colleges and universities. This framing allows for a nuanced analysis of the ways in which an HBCU education provides its students the opportunity to c… Show more
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