Transforming understandings of diversity in higher education : demography, democracy, and discourse / edited by Penny A. Pasque, Noe Ortega, John C. Burkhardt, and Marie P. Ting ; foreword by Phillip J. Bowman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pasque, Penny A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Education (Higher).

College students.

Social conditions.

United States.

College students--United States--Social conditions.

College students--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xvii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2016.

Summary:

This exciting new text examines one of the most important and yet elusive terms in higher education and society and asks: What do we mean when we talk in a serious way about diversity? This text brings together nine distinguished scholars whose research has opened up new ways of understanding the complexities of diversity in higher education. The chapters trace now the discourse on diversity is newly shaped after many of the twentieth-century concepts of race, ethnicity, gender, and class have lost authority. The contributors relate their current conceptualization of diversity to one or more of the following: demography, democracy, and discourse. Each chapter ends with a candid interview that provides in engaged picture of now the contributor wrestles with one of the most complicated topics shaping them (and all of us) as individuals and as scholars. This book will be of interest to anyone who is following the debates about diversity issues on our campuses. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Color-Blind Ideology and the Disconnected Power-Analysis Frame Considerations for Historically Black Colleges and Universities' Diversification / Uma M. Jayakumar Jayakumar, Uma M., Annie S. Adamian Adamian, Annie S. 21

2 An Interview With Uma M. Jayakumar: Social Agency and the Power of Resistance / Diane M. Back Back, Diane M. 40

3 A Theory of Equity: A Social and Legal Analysis of College Access for Low-Income Students / Jarrett T. Gupton Gupton, Jarrett T., Karen Miksch Miksch, Karen 44

4 An Interview With Jarrett T. Gupton; The Value of Uncertainty and the Need for Nuance / Sheela Linstrum Linstrum, Sheela 54

5 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Students on Campus Fostering Inclusion Through Research, Policy, and Practice / Michael R. Woodford Woodford, Michael R., Jessica Joslin Joslin, Jessica, Kristen A. Renn Renn, Kristen A. 57

6 An Interview With Michael R. Woodford: Bringing Invisible Communities to Light: Disciplinary Norms, Collaboration, and the Quest for Legitimacy / Timothy Hickey-LeClair Hickey-LeClair, Timothy 81

7 Racially and Socio economically Diverse Students' Pathways to College: An Exploration of Latin@ Students / Angela M. Locks Locks, Angela M., Dawn Person Person, Dawn, Michelle Caellar Caellar, Michelle, Jeanette Maduena Maduena, Jeanette, Melba Schneider Castro Castro, Melba Schneider 88

8 An Interview With Angela M. Locks: Understanding the Complexities of the College-Going Process / James M. Ellis Ellis, James M. 118

9 Architecture of Diversity: Using the Lens and Language of Space to Examine Racialized Experiences of Students of Color on College Campuses / Michelle Samura Samura, Michelle 123

10 An Interview With Michelle Samura: How the "Blue Wall" Changes Our Discourses on Race in Higher Education: Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone and Seeing Things in a Different Light / Jimin Kwon Kwon, Jimin 144

11 Including Disability in the Discourse: Extending and Advancing the Definition of Diversity in Higher Education / Allison Lombardi Lombardi, Allison, Adam Lalor Lalor, Adam 148

12 An Interview With Allison Lombardi: Including Disability in the Discourse / Lloyd Edward Shelton Shelton, Lloyd Edward 163

13 The Impact of Media Imagery on Academic Identity Development for Black Male Student Athletes / LaVar J. Charleston Charleston, LaVar J., Jerlando F. L. Jackson Jackson, Jerlando F. L. 166

14 An Interview With Jerlando F. L. Jackson: An Instrumental Diversity Researcher / Carly Wegner Wegner, Carly 177

15 Racialized and Gendered Experiences of African American: Female Faculty at Public Community Colleges / Tamara Nichele Stevenson Stevenson, Tamara Nichele, Ehoni M. Zamani-Gallaher Zamani-Gallaher, Ehoni M. 180

16 An Interview With Tamara Nichele Stevenson: Surviving Racial Battle Fatigue: Cultivating Safe Spaces in Racialized Environments / Tonya Kneff Kneff, Tonya 202

17 Unpacking the Mandate Rhetoric of Historically Black Colleges and Universities' Diversity Discourses / Courtney Carter Carter, Courtney 207

18 An Interview With Courtney Carter: Unpacking the Mandate Rhetoric of Historically Black Colleges and Universities' Diversity Discourses / Demur F. Lewis IV Lewis, Demur F. IV 218

19 Transforming Demography, Democracy, and Discourse Through: Diversity in Education and Society / John C Burkhardt Burkhardt, John C, Marie P. Ting Ting, Marie P. 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Transforming understandings of diversity in higher education

ISBN:

9781620363751

1620363755

9781620363768

1620363763

OCLC:

936549242