Perceptions of Self

Perceptions of Self

Black Student Experience

In this sample, 63% of students identified as a racial group first, an increase from the 50% in 1997. In the “other” category, one student had an answer involving race that was intertwined with academics: “Well deserving, high-achieving student that the school needed.” She clarified that she could have been successful anywhere, but that the school needed more high-achieving students of color: “So I consider myself just one of the students of color that agreed to come.” Another student identified as a student first because she dislikes labels and “doesn’t think of things like that.” The third identified as a student and an athlete mainly, but also as someone who wants to invoke change and provide a voice for those who are unhappy. All students except one said that black students are not homogeneous on some level, though several said that they were not homogeneous at all.

Kitanna Hiromasa

May 16th, 2018.

History Department at Washington and Lee

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