Strategies of Success: African-American Students' Perspectives on Retention at Predominently White Colleges and Universities

Dr. Alicia Brunson, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Georgia Southern University (Armstrong Campus) will discuss the experiences of Black students at predominantly White institutions of higher education in the South. Drawing on extensive research, Dr. Brunson will outline common obstacles leading to attrition and lower graduation rates, and discuss counter-strategies derived from students themselves that portend greater success if supported by the host institution. Rather than a deficit model, focused on what led to undesired results, Dr. Brunson uses a persistence model to bring to light what has worked. Her efforts expand current research about Black student persistence at predominat