A Whole New World: Nine Things Academic Advisers Should Know about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Authors

  • ShaRon Spry University of South Carolina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1261411

Keywords:

advising, academic advising, adviser, advisor, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, HBCU, Predominantly White Institutions, PWI, transfer students, graduate students

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Author Biography

ShaRon Spry, University of South Carolina

ShaRon Spry is a graduate student in the University of South Carolina's Higher Education and Student Affairs program. She can be reached at spry@mailbox.sc.edu

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Vol. 12 (2010): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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