“What’s Belonging Got to Do With It?”: An Exploration of Campus Racial Climate and Sense of Belonging in Black Counseling Students Attending Predominately White Institutions in the North Atlantic Region

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) dialogues are raging across campuses throughout the U.S. with specific focus on the needs of Black student populations in the aftermath of the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury murders. However, if the supportive spirit of the DEI initiatives is un...

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Main Author:	Durrah, Erin
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Subjects:	Belonging Campus Racial Climate Counselor Education DEI Diversity Equity and Inclusion Predominately White Institutions African American Studies Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Higher Education Race and Ethnicity North Atlantic
Online Access:	https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4737 https://scholarworks.uark.edu/context/etd/article/6287/viewcontent/Durrah_uark_0011A_15096.pdf

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“What’s Belonging Got to Do With It?”: An Exploration of Campus Racial Climate and Sense of Belonging in Black Counseling Students Attending Predominately White Institutions in the North Atlantic Region

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