Abstract
This paper uses Black Feminist Thought to explain the lived experiences of three Black female graduate students at a White Research I institution. Through mentoring from Black female professors, the students received instrumental and psychosocial support that helped them to navigate through their graduate level work. Common themes of identity, community service missions, and empowerment provides a thread that ties the student's narratives together. We close by offering some suggestions for further research on the Black graduate experience and mentoring Black graduate students.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-199 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | The Urban Review |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 6 2005 |
Keywords
- Black graduate experience
- Mentoring black female graduate students
DC Disciplines
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Curriculum and Social Inquiry
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
- Educational Methods