Occupational Certificates: Examining Student Characteristics and Enrollment Outcomes Across the Public and For-Profit Sectors

by Lyle McKinney, Andrea Burridge & Moumita Mukherjee
Postsecondary certificates, a key component of career and technical education in the United States, have the potential to reduce poverty, put displaced workers back to work, and meet the changing demands of local labor markets. This study used a nationally representative data set to compare key educational outcomes of occupational certificate students across three postsecondary sectors: community colleges, public career and technical centers, and for-profit institutions.
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Black Otherfathering in the Educational Experiences of Black Males in a Single-Sex Urban High School

by Derrick R. Brooms
This study uses Black male students’ narratives to investigate student–teacher relationships with their Black male teachers. Findings reveal that teachers engaged in “otherfathering” through their pedagogy, practices, and holistic care for students.
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Minority Women in STEM: Underrepresented and Emotionally Burdened

by Tiffany Karalis Noel & Padmashree Rida
Building on Karalis Noel’s (2019) research surrounding belongingness of women in STEM fields, this commentary aims to address the critical underrepresentation of and prejudice inflicted upon minority women in STEM higher education. Rida, a current graduate student at a large, R1 midwestern institution, and Karalis Noel, a previous graduate of the same institution, came together to compose a commentary that calls attention to the crucial underrepresentation and alienation of minority women in STEM.