Christopher Travers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5452489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Travers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Travers |
| SIGNATURE | TRAVERS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7770-3415 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conflict or Complementary: Black Student Perspectives on Science and Religion
Communal rest is resistance: A spiritual balm for Black faculty in academe
Socially But Not Spiritually Distant: Narratives of Black Graduate Students in a Virtual Faith-Affirming Community
Black graduate students attending historically white institutions often endure racially hostile and unwelcoming campus climates that present barriers to their socialization and overall student success. Yearning for refuge in anti-Black educational spaces, Black graduate students often turn to their faith, spirituality, and student-led communities as mechanisms for support. However, some Black students face challenges in finding spiritual spaces a…
Healing Love: Toward a Theory of Communion for Black Men
Guided by the three core tenets of a Black feminist love-politic, this article offers a framework of communion for Black men within higher education. Emanating from the embodied experiences of Black men in academe participating in the “site” of communion (i.e. The Gathering) through an Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) virtual symposium session, four core dimensions of theory emerged: spiritual, relational, material, and politi…
Examining the Academic Advising Experiences of Black Males at an Urban University: An Exploratory Case Study
To ensure the effectiveness of academic advising efforts on campus and to increase Black male collegians’ use of such services, administrators must better understand how Black males experience academic advising in college. This exploratory qualitative case study aims to understand the academic advising experiences of Black males at a large urban, predominantly White institution. Participants in this study (a) experienced a number of process-relat…
Diversity and senior leadership at elite institutions of higher education
This article explores the lack of diversity at the 8 Ivy League institutions using a Critical Race Theory lens. It includes a comprehensive literature review of the scholarship related to diversity in academe, but especially within the areas of elite institutions and administration. The article also provides data pertaining to the senior leadership at the Ivy League institutions juxtaposed with data on senior level administrators throughout the n…
Diversity and senior leadership at elite institutions of higher education
This article explores the lack of diversity at the 8 Ivy League institutions using a Critical Race Theory lens. It includes a comprehensive literature review of the scholarship related to diversity in academe, but especially within the areas of elite institutions and administration. The article also provides data pertaining to the senior leadership at the Ivy League institutions juxtaposed with data on senior level administrators throughout the n…
Socially But Not Spiritually Distant: Narratives of Black Graduate Students in a Virtual Faith-Affirming Community
Black graduate students attending historically white institutions often endure racially hostile and unwelcoming campus climates that present barriers to their socialization and overall student success. Yearning for refuge in anti-Black educational spaces, Black graduate students often turn to their faith, spirituality, and student-led communities as mechanisms for support. However, some Black students face challenges in finding spiritual spaces a…
Diversity and senior leadership at elite institutions of higher education
This article explores the lack of diversity at the 8 Ivy League institutions using a Critical Race Theory lens. It includes a comprehensive literature review of the scholarship related to diversity in academe, but especially within the areas of elite institutions and administration. The article also provides data pertaining to the senior leadership at the Ivy League institutions juxtaposed with data on senior level administrators throughout the n…
Examining the Academic Advising Experiences of Black Males at an Urban University: An Exploratory Case Study
To ensure the effectiveness of academic advising efforts on campus and to increase Black male collegians’ use of such services, administrators must better understand how Black males experience academic advising in college. This exploratory qualitative case study aims to understand the academic advising experiences of Black males at a large urban, predominantly White institution. Participants in this study (a) experienced a number of process-relat…
Healing Love: Toward a Theory of Communion for Black Men
Guided by the three core tenets of a Black feminist love-politic, this article offers a framework of communion for Black men within higher education. Emanating from the embodied experiences of Black men in academe participating in the “site” of communion (i.e. The Gathering) through an Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) virtual symposium session, four core dimensions of theory emerged: spiritual, relational, material, and politi…
Communal rest is resistance: A spiritual balm for Black faculty in academe
Socially But Not Spiritually Distant: Narratives of Black Graduate Students in a Virtual Faith-Affirming Community
Black graduate students attending historically white institutions often endure racially hostile and unwelcoming campus climates that present barriers to their socialization and overall student success. Yearning for refuge in anti-Black educational spaces, Black graduate students often turn to their faith, spirituality, and student-led communities as mechanisms for support. However, some Black students face challenges in finding spiritual spaces a…
Conflict or Complementary: Black Student Perspectives on Science and Religion
Higher education (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (3 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mentoring and Academic Development (3 works) · Political science (3 works)