Assimilation and Subversion on Campus: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Students’ Experiences of Race and Institutional Resources

Garrett D. Hoffman, Fernando Rodriguez, May Yang, Rebecca Ropers-Huilman

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Abstract

This article examines how institutional programs and services intended to support students of color are discursively framed and how undergraduate students draw on these discourses to construct narratives of their college experiences. Our qualitative data highlight assimilative and subversive institutional spaces, which support students in challenging or becoming successful within mainstream academic contexts. We argue that both assimilative and subversive support spaces serve important functions for students of color on today’s college campuses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)230-241
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Diversity in Higher Education
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Keywords

  • education debt
  • equity
  • higher education
  • minoritized student support
  • race and ethnicity

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