چکیده (انگلیسی):

While access to higher education for racial and ethnic minorities improved over the last half of
the 20
th
century, the percentage of these populations obtaining terminal degrees does not
approach their respective percentage of society at large. By interviewing five African American
males who completed a doctoral program at a Majority White Institution (MWI), this study seeks
to identify some consistent themes among successful graduates. Using Critical Race Theory as an
analytical framework, meaning is constructed in an effort to provide insight into those traits,
practices and situations that contributed to the success of the participants in the study.