Exploring campus diversity : case studies and exercises / edited by Sherwood Thompson and Pam Parry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Sherwood, editor.

Parry, Pam, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

Minorities in higher education--United States.

Minorities in higher education.

Discrimination in higher education--United States.

Discrimination in higher education.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

Summary:

"This book examines challenges of expanding diversity and equity on college and university campuses in America. Each chapter communicates a problematic diversity situation, framing and understanding the problem, and a list of discussion questions aimed at developing strategies help guide the reader from the theoretical to the practical"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Questioning the right to protest : taking a knee at the homecoming football game / Sherwood Thompson

Did stereotyping cause a terrible case of mistaking identity? / Sherwood Thompson

A case study in "belonging" : how first-generation college students contribute to campus diversity / Kathy Previs

Islam under the microscope : a story of an international student / Mustapha Jourdini

Failure to thrive : can multiple identities cause conflict? / Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews

Where do I fit? : international and indigenous students in institutional diversity discourses / Eleni Oikonomidoy

Is academic advising really multicultural? / Doris W. Carroll

Non-traditional students : why am I here? Starting college at 25 / Errick D. Farmer, Antoine Lovell, and Adriel A. Hilton

Empowering women in higher education and beyond / Kyung Hee Kim and Sean Schofield

Thinking differently builds passion on campus / Kyung Hee Kim and Sue Hyeon Paek

Redefining mentorships : strategies for first-generation college students' success / Kyung Hee Kim and Nancy Chae

Diversity and classroom instruction : managing difficult discussions / Tamara Zellars Buck

Can online teaching be inclusive? / Doris W. Carroll

What happens when no one sees you for who you are? / Sherwood Thompson

Being an ally : learning to listen before trying to advocate / Kirsten Lamantia and Holly Wagner

Code-switching : double consciousness in the classroom / Antoine Lovell, Errick D. Farmer, and Adriel A. Hilton

A faculty member protecting the marginalized / Kathy Previs

LGBTQ+ populations : exploring gender and sexual identities / Kirsten Lamantia and Holly Wagner

I'm not Chinese; I'm Japanese! : a case study of stereotypes / Mustapha Jourdini

Did implicit bias further disenfranchise an underrepresented student? / Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews

First-generation students need professors to understand them better / Ginny Whitehouse

White privilege : the equity of not using the n-word / Kirsten Lamantia and Holly Wagner

Diversity issues for faculty : what do you think? Inclusion/exclusion dynamics in group work / Eleni Oikonomidoy

Students are anxious, divided over bathroom policies / Sherwood Thompson

Selective flying : is a flag truly removed when it still shows up on game day? / Willie R. Tubbs

Recognizing institutional betrayal on college campuses / Doris W. Carroll

Retention of underrepresented students : when does perseverance hinder one's ability to compete? / Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews

Building walls or bridges : how to make mutually beneficial policy decisions / Sherwood Thompson

Why and how should we talk about affirmative action? / Kelly Carr

Nurturing the lost attitudes of empathy and compassion in test-centric education / Kyung Hee Kim and Sarah M. Nuss

Utilizing intellectual diversity to cultivate innovation / Kyung Hee Kim and Daria Lorio-Barsten

Outnumbered : is conservatism truly under attack on college campuses? / Willie R. Tubbs

Affirmative action : where are my brothers and sisters? / Adriel A. Hilton, Errick D. Farmer, and Antoine Lovell

Welcome, not celebrated : are Christian campuses truly inclusive for sexually diverse students? / Willie R. Tubbs

First generation college students : our group is the best! / Eleni Oikonomidoy

Anti-gay slurs : one man's struggle / Kathy Previs

Diversity and student media : does the faculty adviser have a racist agenda? / Tamara Zellars Buck

Diversity and student media : when protectionism interferes with newsgathering / Tamara Zellars Buck.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22328-3

1-4758-3504-3