1. Life Happens: How Non-College Life-Events Influence Racial Inequality in Four-Year Graduation Rates at Selective Colleges and Universities Open Access Author: Cox, Bradley E. Title: Life Happens: How Non-College Life-Events Influence Racial Inequality in Four-Year Graduation Rates at Selective Colleges and Universities Graduate Program: Higher Education Keywords: Net EquityCollege GraduationStudent OutcomesNon-College Life-EventsRacial EqualityPre-College Characteristics File: Download Cox_-_Dissertation_-_Final_ETD.pdf Committee Members: Robert D Reason, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert D Reason, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPatrick T Terenzini, Committee MemberKimberly A Griffin, Committee MemberMarylee Carmel Taylor, Committee Member