A Culture of Success: Black Alumnae Discussions of the Assets-Based Approach at Spelman College

SMC Author

Tangela Blakely Reavis

Status

Faculty

School

Kalmanovitz School of Education

Department

Multi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-17-2019

Publication / Conference / Sponsorship

The Journal of Higher Education

Description/Abstract

Some campuses are exemplars for best practices for racial inclusion in higher education, and they offer a vital opportunity to understand how to better include Black students. This critical life story analysis of Black college alumnae who graduate from a historically Black, women’s institution, Spelman College, demonstrates the importance of fostering success throughout a student’s college experience. The findings suggest that Spelman offered a deliberate and systematic culture of success from the beginning to the end of the women’s experiences offering lessons that could be adapted within other institutional types in order to foster the success of Black students.

Scholarly

yes

Peer Reviewed

1

DOI

10.1080/00221546.2019.1654965

Disciplines

Education | Leadership Studies

Original Citation

Winkle-Wagner, R., Forbes, J. M., Rogers, S., & Reavis, T. B. (2019). A Culture of success: Black alumnae discussions of the assets-based approach at Spelman College. The Journal of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2019.1654965

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