Recruiting, retaining, and engaging African American males at selective public research universities : challenges and opportunities in academics and sports / edited by Louis A. Castenell and Tarek C. Grantham, Billy J. Hawkins.

Other author Castenell, Louis Anthony, 1947- editor.
Other author Grantham, Tarek C., editor.
Other author Hawkins, Billy Joe editor.
Format Book
PublicationCharlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018]
Descriptionxi, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
African American male college students.
African American college athletes.
African American men--Education (Higher).
Academic achievement--United States.
Universities and colleges--United States. --Sociological aspects.

SeriesContemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement
Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement. ^A1155036
Contents Precollegiate preparation of African American males / Louis A. Castenell, Tarek C. Grantham, Marques Dexter, and Quincy Brewington -- The cultural collusion and collision in the evolution of highly selective universities : a historical overview of SPRUs at the American public's expense / Louis Castenell and Quincy Brewington -- African American males' academic preparation in K-12 settings for highly selective universities / Natoya Hill Haskins and Kelley Olds -- Desegregating the University System of Georgia (USG) and establishing the African American male initiative at the University of Georgia (UGA) : from USG shame to UGA GAAME / Tarek C. Grantham, Louis A. Castenell, Marques Dexter, and Quincy Brewington -- Project gentlemen on the move : model for creating a pipeline of African American male scholars / Deryl Bailey, Mary Bradbury-Bailey, and Booby Gueh -- African American male student athlete at select public research universities / Billy J. Hawkins and Marques Dexter -- College athletics : access and opportunity for Black male athletes at selective research universities / Billy Hawkins and Akuoma C. Nwadike -- Changing the game : when African American professors engage African American student-athletes / Louis Harrison Jr, Alvin Logan, Devin Walker, Leonard Moore and Devin Walker -- African American student athletes and engagement in the college student experience / Joy Gayles and Eddie Comeaux -- Deconstructing "gods and monsters" : Black men, manhood, and college athletics / T. Elon Dancy II and Larry Birdine -- When the cheers fade : rethinking college transitions for Black male student-athletes and reframing success / Eugene T. Parker, Jarvis A. McCowin, Nicholas Katopol, Tevin Robbins, Malik S. Henfield and Anthony Ferguson -- Crouching talents, hidden gifts : the dualism of academic excellence and athletic development for gifted African American student-athletes at selective public research universities / Kristina Henry Collins and Andre Mark Perry -- Undergraduate and graduate considerations for African American male initiatives / Louis A. Castenell, Tarek C. Grantham, Marques Dexter, and Quincy Brewington -- "We are AAMRI" : redefining Black male excellence at the University of Texas at Austin / Darren D. Kelly, Martin P. Smith, and Cameron McCoy -- African American male initiatives : creating cultures of inclusion and climates of success at select public research universities / Zoe M. Johnson -- African American males in TRIO programs / Daniel Isaiah Thompson -- Using an anti-deficit achievement approach to examine a Black male college student's pursuit of a career in computer science / Darris R. Means and Raphael D. Coleman -- Shades of black : Black male law school enrollment by ethnic status / Daryl McAdoo, Chantel Jones, and Walter R. Allen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formOnline version: Recruiting, retaining, and engaging African American males at selective prestigious research universities Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2018 9781641132732
LCCN 2018015483
ISBN9781641132718 paperback
ISBN164113271X paperback
ISBN9781641132725 hardcover
ISBN1641132728 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks LC2781 .R474 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold