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Retention in Black & White: The Effectiveness of Interracial Faculty-Student Mentoring Relationships Concerning the Retention of Minority Populations at Baylor University

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dc.contributor Tran, Jonathan.
dc.contributor Accounting.
dc.creator Dike, Destiny
dc.date 2012-05-08T14:35:29Z
dc.date 2012-05-08T14:35:29Z
dc.date 2012
dc.date 2012-05-08
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-18T12:29:10Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-18T12:29:10Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8396
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/31734
dc.description The retention of minority populations plays a significant role in establishing institutional diversity, bringing benefits that are often exclusive to students’ ability to reinforce their cultural competence during the undergraduate experience. Not only is such institutional diversity central to mission of many universities, but also it is now expected from various societal entities. In this thesis, I explored the struggles concerning minority retention in higher education in general and discussed the specific mode of retention known as mentoring. I found that a match of racial identity between faculty member and student had important relationship-enhancing implications. I then explored the minority retention problem at Baylor University, highlighting the important fact of Baylor’s existence as a Predominantly White Institution. After interviewing minority student populations (including soon-to-be graduates and non-retainers) in order to explore the effectiveness of interracial faculty-student mentoring relationships, I found that Caucasian faculty members at Baylor University are an untapped resource and mode of retention as it concerns retaining minority student populations.
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dc.rights Baylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.
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dc.subject Retention
dc.subject Minority
dc.subject Minorities
dc.subject Mentoring
dc.subject PWI
dc.subject Predominantly White Institution
dc.subject Faculty-Student Mentoring
dc.subject African-Americans
dc.subject Blacks
dc.subject Whites
dc.subject Caucasians
dc.subject Hispanic
dc.subject Latino
dc.title Retention in Black & White: The Effectiveness of Interracial Faculty-Student Mentoring Relationships Concerning the Retention of Minority Populations at Baylor University
dc.type Thesis


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