Soria, Krista M.Svoboda, Victoria2013-09-262013-09-262012-10-18https://hdl.handle.net/11299/157364Presented at the Minnesota College Professionals Association (MCPA), Century College, White Bear Lake, MN, October 18, 2012.Presented at the Minnesota College Professionals Association, this discussion focuses on the engagement of low-income and working-class students in higher education. Research suggests that students from lower social class backgrounds are historically underrepresented in higher education, less likely to feel a sense of belonging on campus, and less likely to persist toward graduation. This presentation examines intersections between students' social class and their participation in the types of co-curricular experiences that can enhance students' belonging and retention. In increasing their awareness of social class, student affairs practitioners can discover institutional and structural barriers preventing lower/working-class students from full participation in college.en-USMinnesota College Professionals Association (MCPA)Presentation