69.035 - Where Are the Minority Students in Higher Education? Focusing on Race Within Developmental Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

One of the most pressing issues in Higher education is college completion. In order to increase college completion, the U.S. needs to increase the rate of racial and ethnic groups. Students of color are often overlooked as being overrepresented in Developmental education. The Southern Education Foundation’s Minority-Serving Institution (MSIs) Consortium for Innovation and Change was instituted to advance creative and promising initiatives, enhancing institutional practice and student outcomes. These innovations address educational barriers that disproportionately affect low-income and students of color. This symposium will engage the audience in important research and discussion to understand equity, teaching, and learning centered approaches to developmental education. The presenters will share strategies and lessons learned from facilitating and studying developmental education initiatives at MSIs.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 1: College Student Learning and Development

Chair

• Maxine T. Roberts, University of Southern California

Papers

• Not Just Faster: Equity and Learning-Centered Developmental Education Strategies - Amanda E. Assalone, Southern Education Foundation, Inc.; Tiffany Nicole Jones, Education Trust

• Where Are All the Black Students in Higher Education? Focusing on Race in Developmental Education - DeShawn Preston, Clemson University; Josh Pretlow, Old Dominion University

• Hispanics in Developmental Education - Leticia Tomas Bustillos, The Campaign for College Opportunity; Stephen R. Porter, North Carolina State University; Paul D. Umbach, North Carolina State University

Discussant

• Robert Terry Palmer, Binghamton University - SUNY