Becca Spindel Bassett
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Also affiliated: Harvard University (2019)
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Becca Spindel Bassett investigates the experiences of low-income, first-generation college students, focusing on how they navigate higher education systems and access support resources. Her work examines the role of university actors and the "hidden curriculum" in shaping student success and social mobility. Bassett has explored how students seek help from support programs and the implications of campus employment, particularly in the context of events like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research also addresses broader issues of equity in higher education, including the geographical disparities in college success for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. She has authored publications on these topics, including "A Field Guide to Grad School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum" and "The Educated Underclass: Students and the Promise of Social Mobility."
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 12
- Citations: 149
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education 2023–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods ORCID
Selected Publications
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The Public, the Private, and the Pandemic: Local Solutions and External Constraints to Serving First-Generation, Low-Income College Students During COVID-19 (2026)
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Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools (2025)
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Where There Is No Equity Engine: Unequal Geographies of College Success for Low-Income Students (2025)
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Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19 (2024)
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“Do You Know How to Ask for an Incomplete?” Reconceptualizing Low-Income, First-Generation Student Success Through a Resource Acquisition Lens (2023)
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- Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
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