ABSTRACT
This book offers context, research, policy, and practice-based recommendations centering college access and success for a historically overlooked population: rural Students and Communities of Color.
Through an exploration of how colleges and universities can effectively welcome students from rural areas who identify as Asian and Pacific Islander, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latinx, and/or Indigenous, this text challenges the misleading narrative that rural is white, thereby placing these students and their communities in conversation with national higher education discourse. Rich contributions on scholarship, practice, and policy address the intersection of racism and spatial inequities and consider the unique opportunities and challenges that rural Students and Communities of Color face across the United States’ higher education landscape. Chapters provide direction on creating equitable policies and practices, as well as details of the assets, resources, and networks that support this population’s success.
This edited collection provides a wealth of insight into the recruitment, access, persistence, and retention of rural Students of Color, equipping higher education researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers with the knowledge they need to better account for and support rural students and communities across race and ethnicity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|43 pages
Setting the Stage
chapter 2|14 pages
An Overview of Two Decades of College Access Research
part Two|90 pages
Student Access and Recruitment
chapter 7|17 pages
Reframing Education Deserts as Places of Desire
chapter 9|15 pages
Higher Education Access and Attainment for Rural Communities of Color in Illinois
chapter 11|6 pages
The Freedom Project Network
chapter 12|6 pages
Urbanormativity, College Access, and Rural First-Generation Students of Color in Northern New Mexico
chapter 13|6 pages
Bakersfield Rural Initiatives
part Three|83 pages
Student Transitions and Success Factors
chapter 16|28 pages
Programming Success
part Four|88 pages
Student Experiences and Structural Supports