Race and Rurality in Research, Policy, and Practice

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Despite more students attending college today than ever before, research shows that rural students remain significantly less likely to complete college as compared with their urban counterparts—and this gap in college completion is only growing. These disparities are further compounded when examined through a racial lens. While Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous students face some of the largest disparities in terms of educational attainment, those Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous students from rural areas are significantly less likely to have completed high school when compared to those from urban areas. This session seeks to address these spatial and racial differences, bringing light to populations that are seldom discussed in higher education research, policy, or practice: rural Students and Communities of Color.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Rural Education

Chair

• Tyler Hallmark, Sloan Foundation

Participants

• Stephanie Sowl, ECMC Foundation

• Jasmine Danielle Collins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Tobe Bott-Lyons, Northern New Mexico College

• Hanna Negishi Levin, Davis New Mexico Scholarship

Papers

• An Overview of Two Decades of College Access Research - Stephanie Sowl, ECMC Foundation

• A Critical Policy Analysis of Illinois - Jasmine Danielle Collins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• A Case Study From Northern New Mexico - Tobe Bott-Lyons, Northern New Mexico College; Hanna Negishi Levin, Davis New Mexico Scholarship

Discussant

• Darris Roshawn Means, Clemson University