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Book SynopsisGetting College Ready: Latin@ Student Experiences of Race, Access, and Belonging at Predominantly White Universities challenges the way we conceive of college access, retention, and success for underrepresented students writ large. Specifically, through presenting an in-depth, qualitative case study on six Latin@ students transitioning to a public, predominantly White university, it examines what the institution does, or doesn't do, to meet the needs of these students. This book seamlessly combines the topics of college access and the transition to college for underrepresented students; it offers a comprehensive review of what we already know about underrepresented students in college and how they get there; it challenges some of this existing literature; and throughout, it weaves in the compelling voices and experiences of the study's focal students and staff members tasked with supporting them. This thoughtful study demands that we reconsider the ways in which we understand co
Table of ContentsContent: The Changing Face of College in the United States: A Reality? – Framing the Study: Critical Race Theory – Student Portraits – College Access Programs: Mapping the Terrain – «To Drop Out or Not to Drop Out?» Student Experiences after Program Acceptance – «Race Shouldn’t’ Matter, but It Does» Racial Selves, Identities, and Belonging – Racism, College, and the Power of Words: Racial Microaggressions Reconsidered – «You See the Whole Tree, Not Just the Stump» Religious Fundamentalism, Capital, and Public Schooling – «You’re Getting a Little Too Knowledgeable» School Kids and Changing Family Relationships – Is College Ready? Fostering Relationships and a Sense of Belonging – Rethinking Programs.
