Multicultural student services on campus : building bridges, re-visioning community / edited by Dafina Lazarus Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stewart, Dafina Lazarus, 1973-

Series:

ACPA media publication.

ACPA publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority college students--Services for--United States.

Minority college students.

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

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book discusses the history and philosophy of MSS units; describes their operation; asserts the need for integration and coherence across the multiple facets of their work and how their role is influenced by the character and type of their institutions; and considers the challenges and opportunities ahead. The theme Building Bridges, Re-Visioning Community reflects the dual role of MSS. They "build bridges" between underrepresented student populations and the broader institutional environment, between different groups of student populations, and across differences in cultural values and tra

Contents:

Remembering our past to shape our future / V. Leilani Kupo

Historical & philosophical development of multicultural student services / Bettina C. Shuford

A demographic profile of multicultural student services / Dafina Lazarus Stewart & Brian K. Bridges

Engaging race in multicultural student services / Lori Patton, Jessica Ranero & Kimberly Everett

Engaging sexual orientation & gender diversity in multicultural student services / Nicholas Negrete & Christopher Purcell

Engaging religious & faith diversity in multicultural student services / Jenny L. Small

Bridging integrated identities to integrated services / Mary Grace Almandrez & Felicia J. Lee

Multicultural student services at private, liberal arts colleges / Kimberly M. Ferguson & Timeka L. Thomas-Rashid

Multicultural student services at public institutions / Dorian McCoy

Multicultural student services at community colleges / Eboni Zamani-Gallaher & Stanley Bazile

Multicultural student services at minority-serving institutions: historically black institutions / Kevin D. Rome

Multicultural student services at minority-serving institutions: tribal colleges / Les D. Riding & Robert Longwell-Grice

Negotiating purpose & context / Becky Petitt & David McIntosh

Developing collaborations within student affairs / Walter M. Kimbrough & Caretta Cooke

Developing collaborations with academic affairs / Corinne Maekawa Kodama & Kisa Takesue

Working with the majority / Jamie Washington

Preparing diversity change leaders / C. Carney Strange & Dafina Lazarus Stewart

Multicultural competency & social justice advocacy / Robert Reason & Kenjus T. Watson

Re-visioning the future of multicultural student services / Kathleen Manning & Frank Michael Muñoz.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-344609-4

1-000-97607-6

1-003-44609-4

1-57922-617-5

9781003446095

OCLC:

779851038