Are Black Student-Parents Alright?: Stories of Stigma, Motivation, and Legacy-Building at Howard University
AUTHOR(S): Nicole D. Jenkins and Bahiyyah M. Muhammad
This research note is part of an ongoing study on student parents at Howard University. Student parents, while resilient, face a host of unique vulnerabilities in combination with the pandemic; therefore, institutions, community-based organizations, and philanthropy must provide unique support for this vulnerable population of students to support their matriculation. Data from interviews, focus groups, and ethnography were analyzed using a combination of hand-coding techniques and through NVIVO (qualitative data analysis) software. Emergent themes were theorized and will be shared widely to initiate recommendations for improving experiences for parents at Howard University.
KEYWORDS: undergraduate student parents; single-mother students; parents in college