The Cultural Journeys of Rural, Poor and Working-Class College Students: Policy and Practice to Support Degree Attainment

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students.

Ty C. McNamee is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at The University of Mississippi, USA. Growing up a working-class, gay student in rural Wyoming influenced Ty’s research. He studies postsecondary access and success for rural students, particularly those who are poor or working-class and those who are queer, as well as college teaching and learning and faculty development at rural postsecondary institutions.