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Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M Davila, Liv T Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M Hood, Denice W Brown, Ruth N 2023-12 application/pdf en text Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01 The student, Krystal Andrews, accepted the attached license on 2023-11-21 at 18:04. The student, Krystal Andrews, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2023-11-21 at 18:21. This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2023-11-28 at 16:18. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #19995 on 2024-03-01 at 13:50:11 This study examines the experiences of Black women doctoral students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Utilizing a theoretical framework of Black Feminist Thought (BFT), Community Cultural Wealth (CCW), and Intersectionality, this study focuses on how Black women doctoral students describe the varied experiences of navigating academic and personal life and intersecting identities along with how they define, construct, and leverage community as a persistence tool. Currently, there is a limited body of literature regarding the advanced graduate experiences of Black women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities regarding how they navigate and the mechanisms that influence their persistence. Further, a dearth of literature addresses the unique experiences, contributions, and challenges of this institutional type regarding advanced doctoral study. This qualitative study used Sista Circle Methodology, Critical Discourse Analysis, and Feminist Relational Discourse Analysis to illuminate how collective communal space informs their language choices amongst each other and describing their experiences. Through this, three discursive patterns (themes) were identified: HBCUs versus rose-colored glasses, Conflict with Black Women, and community is complicated and nuanced. This study provides practice implications to implement and maintain appropriate support resources and influence the opportunities for professional development for Historically Black College and University faculty, staff, and administrators. Doctoral Study Graduate Study Experience Persistence Retention 2023-11-28 Text eng https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122235 ©2023 Krystal Elaine Andrews Somebody, anybody, sing a Black girl’s song: Examining the experiences of Black women doctoral students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through Sista Circles Andrews, Krystal Elaine Black Women Historically Black Colleges And Universities Ph.D. Dissertation Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp