Race, Ethnicity, and College Success: Examining the Continued Significance of the Minority-Serving Institution

Educational Researcher

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-128

  Flores, Stella M ^a   Park, Toby J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college access; college completion; community colleges; higher education; Hispanic serving institutions; historically Black colleges and universities; minority serving institutions; race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876305764     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X13478978     Document Type: Article

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