Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education

Adrianna Kezar is Associate Professor for Higher Education at the University of Southern California.

• Preface, Adrianna Kezar with assistance from MaryBeth WalpolePart I: Background and Context1. Rethinking Post-secondary Institutions for Low-Income Student Success: The Power of Post-structural Theory, Adrianna KezarPart II: Access to Postsecondary Institutions2. Lesson Learned from Indiana’s Twenty-first Century Scholars Program: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Improving College Preparation and Access for Low-Income Students, Edward St. John3. Chances and Choices of Low-Income Students in Canada and England: A Post-Structuralist Discussion of Early Intervention, Tony Chambers and Fiona Deller4. Showing Them the Money: The Role of Institutional Financial Aid Policies and Communication Strategies in Attracting Low-Income Students, Laura Perna, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, April Yee, Leykia Brill, and Teran TadalPart III: Entering and Transitioning to College5. Academics, Campus Administration, and Social Interaction: Examining Campus Structures using Post-Structural Theory, MaryBeth Walpole 6. Strangers in a Strange Land: Low-Income Students and the Transition to College, Julia Colyar7. Welfare Students in Community Colleges: Policy and Policy Implementation as Barriers to Educational Attainment, John S. Levin, Virginia Montero-Hernandez, Christine Cerven, and Genevieve ShakerPart IV: Persistence, Success, and Graduation8. Demography is Not Destiny: What Colleges and Universities Can Do to Improve Persistence Among Low-Income Students, Jennifer Engle and Mary G. Lynch9. Minority Serving Institutions – What Can We Learn? Alisa Cunningham and Lacey Leegwater 10. The Hidden Curriculum: The Difficulty of Infusing Financial Education, Adrianna Kezar and Hannah YangPart V: Transfer and Moving On To Graduate School11. Rethinking Transfer Policy and Practices, Alicia Dowd12. Post-Baccalaureate Preparation and Access for Low-Income Students and the Myth of a Level Playing Field, Alex Jun and Kristin Paredes-Collins13. Re-Orienting Our Understanding of Low-Income Students, Adrianna KezarList of Contributors

"[Recognizing and Serving Low-Income Students in Higher Education] is a valuable volume that utilizes theoretical concepts to identify, critique, and revise institutional policy and cultural practices rooted in middle and upper class traditions… this volume should be appreciated by policymakers, as well as practitioners, faculty, and graduate students…Overall, I would highly recommend this book."—Teachers College Record"The volume is an excellent addition to the library of anyone seeking a thoughtful analysis of this underappreciated topic."—Diversity & Democracy"If the subject of equity and access for low-income students in higher education is of interest to you, this volume is essential to your collection as it challenges traditional concepts and theories, exposes new lines of inquiry, and provides suggestions for improving the lives and experiences of low-incomes students in higher education."—Education Review