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The Black family's guide to college admissions : a conversation about education, parenting, and race / Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022Description: xvi, 205 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781421444895 (paperback)
  • 1421444895 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.73089/96073
LOC classification:
  • LC 2781 F463b 2022
Contents:
How did we get here? -- Black parents : the choices we make now matter later -- Shift in power : the resurgence of HBCU culture -- The power 3 (the Black ivies) -- What is a liberal arts education and is it worth it? -- What's best for your child? HBCUs versus PWIs? -- What questions should you be asked within your family? -- Perception versus reality -- Gender wars : how Black males and Black females are assessed in college admissions -- Sports, arts, and special talents -- Show me the money -- Expectation for success timeline -- The process : what are colleges looking for?
Summary: "The goal of the book is to provide Black families with information about the college admission process so that they can explore college options for their child"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LC 2781 F463b 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000196757

Includes index.

How did we get here? -- Black parents : the choices we make now matter later -- Shift in power : the resurgence of HBCU culture -- The power 3 (the Black ivies) -- What is a liberal arts education and is it worth it? -- What's best for your child? HBCUs versus PWIs? -- What questions should you be asked within your family? -- Perception versus reality -- Gender wars : how Black males and Black females are assessed in college admissions -- Sports, arts, and special talents -- Show me the money -- Expectation for success timeline -- The process : what are colleges looking for?

"The goal of the book is to provide Black families with information about the college admission process so that they can explore college options for their child"-- Provided by publisher.

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