Skip to main content
Article
Racializing Experiences of Foreign-Born and Ethnically Diverse Black Male Engineering Graduate Students: Implications for Student Affairs Practice, Policy, and Research
Journal of International Students
  • Brian A. Burt, Iowa State University
  • Alexander Knight, Iowa State University
  • Justin Roberson, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2017
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.1029487
Abstract

Despite a growing body of work on the experiences of Black collegians, the higher education knowledge base lacks scholarship focused on Black men in graduate programs who are foreign-born and/or identify ethnically as other than African American. In this article, we provide a domain-specific investigation (i.e., based on students’ field of study), centering on nine Black men in engineering graduate programs. Three themes emerged regarding students’ racialized experiences and effects of racialization: (1) racialization as a transitional process; (2) cultural identity (dis)integrity; and (3) racialized imposter syndrome. We conclude with implications for developing and implementing promising practices and activities that aid students throughout graduate school. Such targeted efforts might also improve the likelihood of students remaining in the engineering workforce.

Comments

This is an article from Journal of International Students, 2017 7(4); 925-943. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1029487. Posted with permission.

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0
Copyright Owner
Journal of International Students
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Brian A. Burt, Alexander Knight and Justin Roberson. "Racializing Experiences of Foreign-Born and Ethnically Diverse Black Male Engineering Graduate Students: Implications for Student Affairs Practice, Policy, and Research" Journal of International Students Vol. 7 Iss. 4 (2017) p. 925 - 943
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_burt/7/