Presenter(s)

• Delirio Juarez, Juarez_D-Understanding Belonging to Aid Female BIPOC Students, Brigham Young University
• Elizabeth Cutrer-Párraga, Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University

Abstract

Female students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) face varying nuances attending PWIs that their white counterparts do not face (Museus et al., 2018). When BIPOC students feel a sense of community from their campus, they become more engaged and have higher academic achievement (Hunn, 2014; Hurtado & Carter, 1997; 2018; Nunn, 2021; Strayhorn, 2019). Given the findings about female BIPOC belonging at PWIs, educators can better prepare female BIPOC students by creating environments where mentor-student relationships are fostered, microaggressions are lessened, and the larger community campus values female BIPOC students.