Power to the Transfer: Critical Race Theory and a Transfer Receptive Culture

Currently, U.S. community colleges serve nearly half of all students of color in higher education who, for a multitude of reasons, do not continue their education by transferring to a university. For those students who do transfer, often the responsibility for the application process, retention, graduation, and overall success is placed on them rather than their respective institutions. This book aims to provide direction toward the development and maintenance of a transfer receptive culture, which is defined as an institutional commitment by a university to support transfer students of color. A transfer receptive culture explicitly acknowledges the roles of race and racism in the vertical transfer process from a community college to a university and unapologetically centers transfer as a form of equity in the higher education pipeline. The framework is guided by critical race theory in education, which acknowledges the role of white supremacy and its contemporary and historical role in shaping institutions of higher learning.

Author: Dimpal Jain, Santiago N. Bernal Melendez, Alfred R. Herrera
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 02/01/2020
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781611863437
ISBN10: 1611863430
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Multicultural Education
- Political Science | Public Policy | Social Policy
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

About the Author
DIMPAL JAIN is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at California State University, Northridge.
SANTIAGO N. BERNAL MELENDEZ is the Assistant Director for UCLA's Center for Community College Partnerships.
ALFRED R. HERRERA is the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships and Director for UCLA's Center for Community College Partnerships.