First-generation college students make up more than one-third of the California State University population, but more than 23% drop out in the first year. Yet little is known about their first-year experiences. Most institutions rely on the National . . .

This dissertation examines the implementation of a curricular intervention for directly addressing oppressive practices in the American public education system by implementing inclusive, culturally relevant curriculum content based in Black feminist p . . .

The passage of Senate Bill 1440 was meant to strengthen the pipeline from a California Community College to a California State University. This study analyzed how AS-T in Business Administration earners and non-AS-T in Business Administration earners . . .

The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which schools can create spaces and partnerships for African American parental engagement in order to actively participate in the education of African American children in predominately Latinx schools. . . .

Charter schools are continuing to marginalize a group of students—students with disabilities. Pardoned from many state regulations, charter schools appear to have difficulty executing their responsibilities around special education (Center for Law and . . .

Ethnic Studies has emerged as highly impactful for bolstering academic expectations and outcomes for students of color in K-12 education. In 2018, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) implemented a mandatory elective ninth-grade Ethnic Studies cours . . .