Exploring challenges that threaten to impede the academic success of academically underprepared black males at an HBCU

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-445

  Palmer, Robert T ^a,e   Davis, Ryan J ^b,c   Hilton, Adriel A ^d  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

^d Greater Baltimore Committee   (United States)

^e CCPA Student Affairs Administration   (United States)

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EID: 70349196503     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0078     Document Type: Article

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