Black Women College Students ─ A Guide to Student Success in Higher Education

The latest book in the Key Issues on Diverse College Students series explores the state of Black women students in higher education. Delineating key issues, proposing an original student success model, and describing what institutions can do to better support this group, this important book provides a succinct but comprehensive exploration of this underrepresented and often neglected population on college campuses. Full of practical recommendations for working across academic and student affairs, this is a useful guide for administrators, faculty, and practitioners interested in creating pathways for Black female college student success. Whether this book is read cover to cover or used as a resource manual, the pages contain critical insights that should be taken under serious consideration wherever Black women college students are concerned.

Felecia Commodore is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Old Dominion University, USA.

Dominique J. Baker is Assistant Professor of Education Policy at Southern Methodist University, USA.

Andrew T. Arroyo is Director for Student Pathways and Academic Formation at Norfolk State University, USA.