Intersectionality: Gendered Realities as an Educational Outcome for Graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• In Event: Roundtable Session 14
  In Roundtable Session: Black Women’s Experience in Higher Education Spaces

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) prepare Black women and men to respond to racism in predominantly white workplace environments and predominantly white graduate schools. A process operationalized from the data based on the gendered responses of Black women and men explains the major theme. Gaining an understanding of college-to-career transitions and maximizing productive educational outcomes are the primary goals of this study. Practical implications for HBCU students, faculty and administrators at HBCUs, and parents are offered.

Author

• Tryan L. McMickens, Suffolk University