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    STRANGE FRUIT: EXPERIENCE AND SURVIVORSHIP OF BLACK WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC)

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    Author/Creator
    Black, Ashley Jenae
    Date
    2017-01-01
    Type of Work
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    thesis
    Department
    Sociology and Anthropology
    Program
    Sociology, Applied
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    This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu
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    Subjects
    Black
    Graduate
    Higher Education
    Intersectionality
    survivorship
    Women
    Abstract
    This qualitative research study explores the experiences of Black women graduate students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). As suggested by the existing literature, the study of Black women?s experiences from an intersectional perspective is still emergent, especially in education research. The goal of this study is to contribute to the literature by using the voices of Black women graduate students to explore their complex experiences at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) like UMBC from their point of view. Specifically, the aims of this study were threefold: (1) To understand campus climate from the perspective of Black women graduate students; (2) To assess the impact these perceptions and experiences, if any, on academic achievement, social connectedness, and professional development; and (3) To examine whether there is support for the theory that Black women need additional, unique interventions to be better prepared to thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and professionally in PWIs like UMBC. Using the Black Feminist theoretical framework as the foundation and a neo-positive approach, the qualitative responses of eighteen (18) survey participants and five (5) semi-structured, phenomenological interviews were analyzed. Findings indicate that Black women graduate students regularly experience discrimination and microaggressions on campus, seek deeper relationships with faculty, and consistently navigate hypervisibility and invisibility, and must take the initiative to cultivate communities of support. Consistent with existing literature, it emerged that Black women graduate students have a need for unique interventions, even if they are excelling academically.


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    Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250
    www.umbc.edu/scholarworks

    Contact information:
    Email: scholarworks-group@umbc.edu
    Phone: 410-455-3544


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.