This book presents a comprehensive range of strategies that provide the fundamental supports that poor and working-class students need to succeed while at the same time dismantling the inequitable barriers that make college difficult to navigate.

Foreword -Russel Lowery-Hart Acknowledgments Introduction-Sonja Ardoin and Georgianna Martin Part One. Access Supports 1. Rural Scholars. Grounded in and Focused on Community Assets-Erica Eckert, LeAnn Starlin Nilsson, Wendy C. Pfrenger, and David M. Dees 2. Hoos First Look. The University of Virginia's Student-Led Fly-In Program-Brandon Thompson, Joanne Lee, and Donald Cooper 3. Institutionalized Efforts Impacting Access and Success for Low-Income Students-Belinda Zamacona, Leslie H. Pendleton, and Cecilia E. Suarez Part Two. Basic Needs Support 4. Creating a Solid Foundation. Integrated Basic Needs Support-Molly C. Ward and Miguel Arrellano Sanchez 5. From the Ground Up. Building a Brand New Food Pantry Through Collaboration-Jordan Ratzlaff and Tricia R. Shalka 6. Establishing a Food Pantry on Your Campus. Insights and Lessons from Private Universities-Bridgette Behling and Erika Cohen-Derr 7. Clothing Programs. Dressed to Graduate-Maureen M. McGuinness 8. Enrolled but Excluded. The Barriers to Student Engagement Facing Low-Income Students in Higher Education-Brian G. Swenson 9. A Teal C.A.R.E. Approach to Social Class Supports-Rebecca Rampe Part Three. Academic and Learning Supports 10. Underresourced Students and Undergraduate Research. Lessons From a McNair Scholars Program-Ashley B. Clayton, Tiffany J. Davis, and Joseph R. Givens 11. Two Community College Programs Designed to Ensure Student Success-Tony W. Cawthon, Jenni E. Creamer, and Linda Jameison 12. A Class on Social Class. Lessons From a First-Year Seminar-Genia M. Bettencourt 13. Making Academic Materials Available for Free or at Minimal Cost-David J. Nguyen, Katy Mathuews, and Bradley Cohen 14. Let's Talk About Class. Exploring Social Class Identity Through Intergroup Dialogue-Michelle L. Rogers and Adriana Ruiz Alvarado Part Four. Advising Supports 15. An Overview of Academic Advising for Poor and Working-Class Students-Karen Sullivan-Vance 16. Validating Approaches to Proactive Advising. A Promising Practice to Promote College Success Among Low-Income, First-Generation, and Racially Minoritized Students In a Comprehensive College Transition Program-Joseph A. Kitchen, Rosemary J. Perez, and Ronald E. Hallett 17. Micro to Macro. Expanding First-Generation, Poor, and Working Class Student Support Through Training-Carli Rosati and David J. Nguyen Part Five. Support for Specific Populations 18. Where Do We Begin? Establishing Support Services for First-Generation College, Low-Income, Working-Class, and Undocumented Students-Renata Mauriz, Julio Reyes, and Deborah M. Warnock 19. "Pursuing the Future We Want". An Examination of the College Transition of Academically Talented Black American Collegians From Working-Class Communities-Jennifer M. Johnson 20. Beyond the Basics. Two Approaches to Comprehensive Support for Low-Income Students in Two Hispanic-Serving Institutions-Beth Lesen, Danielle Muñoz, Paul J. Rodriguez, and Brandon Cruz 21. Queering Social Class. Considering LGBTQ Students in Supportive Initiatives-Roman Christiaens, Mark Chung Kwan Fan, and Raivynn Smith 22. Fostering Success. Supporting College-Going Foster Youth on Campus-Sara I. Gamez and Kizzy Lopez 23. Supporting Poor and Working-Class Students' Access to Professional Development During Doctoral Programs in Education-Sloane M. Signal, David J. Nguyen, Marilyn J. Amey, and Ramona Jean-Perkins Part Six. Supports Through External Partnership 24. Using the Art of Advancement to Support Poor and Working-Class Students-Christian K. Wuthrich and Cara Walker 25. The Old Dominion University Center for Social Mobility-Carin W. Barber, Ellen J. Neufeldt, John R. Broderick, Don M. Stansberry, and Yousef T. Abraham 26. Community Colleges Partnering with Community Based Organizations-Desiree Polk-Bland 27. Large-Scale Partnerships with Professional Associations. The Evolution of NASPA's Socioeconomic and Class Issues in Higher Education Knowledge Community-Steve Jenks Implications and Conclusion-Georgianna L. and Sonja Ardoin Afterword -Georgianna L. Martin and Sonja Ardoin Editors and Contributors Index