DATE: June 13, 2008
CONTACT: Lamont A. Flowers, (864) 656-0313
lflower@clemson.edu
WRITER: Yoruba T. Mutakabbir, (864) 656-0313
yorubam@clemson.edu
CLEMSON - African American students who live on campus are less likely to be at risk of leaving college before attaining their bachelor’s degree, according to a new study published in Thresholds in Education.
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of residence life on African American students. The study was authored by Lamont A. Flowers, Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education and Frankie Keels Williams, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education.
“It is our hope that the study helps student affairs professionals as well as researchers understand the extent to which residence life affects educational outcomes for African American college students,” said Flowers.
Thresholds in Education publishes articles on a broad spectrum of topics, including higher education.
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