Mentoring At-Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education - Hardcoverby Buffy Smith (Author) Mentoring At Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education reveals how the institutional culture and social networks of universities influence the academic success of underrepresented students. This book is based on a qualitative study that integrates a sociological and higher education theoretical framework to examine the impact of mentoring programs on students' acquisition of institutional cultural capital