The Black family's guide to college admission : a conversation about education, parenting, and race / Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fields, Timothy L., 1976- author.

Herndon-Brown, Shereem, 1974- author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education (Higher).

African Americans.

African American universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--Admission.

Universities and colleges.

College applications--United States.

College applications.

Education, Higher--Parent participation.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Admission.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 205 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The goal of the book is to provide Black families with information about the college admission process so that they can explore college options for their child"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Context

1. Black Parents: The Choices We Make Now Matter Later

2. Shift in Power: The Resurgence of HBCU Culture

3. The Power 3 (The Black Ivies)

4. What Is a Liberal Arts Education, and Is It Worth It?

5. What's Best for Your Child? HBCUs versus PWIs

pt. II X Factors

6. What Questions Should You Be Asking in Your Family?

7. Perception versus Reality

8. Gender Wars: How Black Males and Black Females Are Assessed in College Admissions

9. Sports, Arts, and Special Talents

10. Show Me the Money

pt. III Process

11. Expectation for Success Timeline

12. What Are Colleges Looking For?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781421444895

1421444895

OCLC:

1328142156

Publisher Number:

99992113801