1. Swimming Upstream: The Case of Black Males in Information Technology (IT) Higher Education Open Access Author: Cain, Curtis Title: Swimming Upstream: The Case of Black Males in Information Technology (IT) Higher Education Graduate Program: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: Black malescareer choicediversitydigital inequalityethnicityraceIT workforcetheory development File: Download Cain.Thesis.Final.03.29.2016.pdf Committee Members: Eileen M Trauth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorEileen M Trauth, Committee Chair/Co-ChairLynette Marie Yarger, Committee MemberSuzanne Adair, Committee MemberMichael Mc Neese, Committee MemberKshiti (K D ) Joshi, Special Member