Reimagining the Community College as a Pathway to the Ph.D. for Latina/o/x Students

• In Event: Joint Pre-Conference Roundtables (CAHEP, CEP, & CIHE)
  In Roundtable: CEP 4: Latinx Educational Pathways

Abstract

This roundtable session will explore community colleges as pathways to graduate school for Latina/o/x students. More specifically, this discussion will highlight current literature on community college academic and social support programs and how these plant seeds that may motivate Latina/o/x students pursuit of a Ph.D.

Authors

• Marielisbet Perez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• José Del Real Viramontes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign