Student Partners for

Anti-Racist Advising

Community Psychology Research Project at Portland State University

About the Project

The Student Partners for Anti-Racist Advising (SPARA) was founded as part of our Senior Capstone Project. As transfer student researchers, we partnered with PSU’s Advising and Career Services (ACS) Anti-Racist Taskforce to create meaningful change within ACS. We conducted action research to assess advising needs during the transfer process in a critical effort to retain BIPOC students. The results of our research indicated that BIPOC Transfer Students have unique experiences that require specific support; findings were used to develop ways to provide that support. This study can contribute to dismantling White supremacy at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) by enhancing the support and sense of belonging for BIPOC transfer students.


Questions?

Contact spara@pdx.edu to get more information.