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Chapter 3
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7021-9.ch003
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to posit sense of belonging as a key to educational
success for all students, as well as a tool for strategic enrollment management and
student success at HBCUs. Drawing connections between a recent survey of KIPP
alumni and literature about HBCUs, this chapter reviews extant literature on the
history and signifcance of Black colleges, the faculty and staf employed by HBCUs,
and students educated at HBCUs. Then, the chapter posits sense of belonging as a
critical factors in their academic success, using Strayhorn’s theory of college students
belonging. Strong implications for policy, practice, and programs are included.
Sense of Belonging
and Student Success at
Historically Black Colleges
and Universities:
A Key to Strategic Enrollment
Management and Institutional
Transformation
Terrell L. Strayhorn
LeMoyne-Owen College, USA