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Author:

Juarez, Lee

Title:

(RE)Describing Belonging: A narrative Inquiry of Minoritized Students and their Sense of Belonging While Attending a Predominately White Institution during COVID-19

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

sense of belonging
minoritized students
predominately White institution
COVID-19
pandemic
narrative inquiry
justice and equity
inclusion

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Chiles, Outside Unit Member
Ashley Patterson, Outside Field Member
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member
Royel Johnson, Major Field Member
Karly Ford, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zipf, Sarah

Title:

Experiences of Racialization In Online Undergraduate Classrooms

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

online education
racialization
survey
Cultural Historical Activity Theory
mixed methods case study

File:

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Committee Members:

Gabriela Richard, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Paulson, Major Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Major Field Member
Alicia Dowd, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Webb, Ashton Robert

Title:

An Analysis of University Patenting Activity

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

higher education
patenting

File:

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Committee Members:

John Cheslock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kelly Rosinger, Major Field Member
Karen Paulson, Major Field Member
George Lesieutre, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Aparicio, Elyzza Melina

Title:

How Participation in Early Undergraduate Research Experiences Shapes Degree Aspirations, Post-Graduation Plans, and Educational Pathways for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Students

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

early undergraduate research experience
degree aspirations
post-graduation plans
educational pathways
racial and ethnic minoritized students
state comprehensive universities

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Committee Members:

Julia Green Bryan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kelly Rosinger, Major Field Member
Leticia Oseguera, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Guthrie, Major Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Patil, Padmavathi

Title:

Searching for President 'Right': Evaluating a Typology of Research University Leaders

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

higher education
presidents
leadership
human capital theory
upper echelons theory
organizational theory
typology
institutional outcomes

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
John Cheslock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kelly Rosinger, Major Field Member
Donald Hambrick, Minor & Outside Field Member
Aparna Joshi, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Watts, Alison Page

Title:

Response/Able Funding: Mapping Faculty-Foundation Relations and the Pursuit of Grant Funding for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and/or Racial Justice Projects

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

philanthropy
racial equity
cultural historical activity theory
phenomenology
cartography

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Committee Members:

Ebony Coletu, Outside Unit & Field Member
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member
Alicia Dowd, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Royel Johnson, Major Field Member
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kenney, Alex

Title:

Navigating Anti-Black Racism: How Black Collegians Experience the Racial Climate at a Predominantly White Institution

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Racial Climate
Black Collegians
Critical Race Theory

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Committee Members:

LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member
Royel Johnson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gary King, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karly Ford, Major Field Member
Gerald K Letendre, Program Head/Chair

Author:

De Los Rios, Maria J

Title:

Understanding Persistence Through University Climate Assessment: First-year Students’ Experiences at Chilean Universities and their Plans of Re-enrolling for the Next Academic Term

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Diversity
University
Chile
Persistence
Climate
Students

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Committee Members:

Karen Paulson, Major Field Member
Leticia Oseguera, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Gilberto Conchas, Outside Field Member
Eric Plutzer, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Cassell, Alexander

Title:

State Postsecondary Governance Reforms in the Twenty-First Century

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Higher Education
Public Policy
Governance
State Government
Governance Reform

File:

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
John Cheslock, Major Field Member
Kelly Rosinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Fenelon, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karly Ford, Major Field Member

Author:

Kirk, Chris

Title:

Perpetuating inequity: The role of parent councils in opportunity hoarding and privilege-dependence of higher education institutions

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

opportunity hoarding
privilege-dependence
parent councils
parent involvement
higher education
organizational routines
social stratification

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Committee Members:

Karly Ford, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Molly Martin, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Guthrie, Major Field Member
Karly Ford, Chair of Committee
Kelly Rosinger, Major Field Member
Leticia Oseguera, Dissertation Advisor