Exploring Campus Diversity
Case Studies and Exercises
Published on 5. November 2018
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-4758-3502-1 (ISBN)
Description
Exploring Campus Diversity:Case Studies and Exercises explores the realistic chain of events that happens on college and university campuses across the United States that involve issues of diversity and campus climate. Many of the real-life scenarios presented in the book are taken from actual events on university and college campuses. A full array of learning exercises is associated with each of the case studies, and problem-solving questions are presented to stimulate understanding of the situations and how they relate using thoughtful, critical, and reflective reasoning.
Specifically, Exploring Campus Diversity examines diversity dilemmas pertaining to the challenges of expanding diversity and equity on American campuses. Experts from across the nation proffer problem-solving questions that are included at the end of each case study to guide the reader in ways of thinking about the diversity scenarios and deciding on appropriate ways to understand and recommend action to take in addressing the potential problem. Each case study offers examples of a possible challenge that a college or university might encounter in trying to deal with diversity, campus climate issues, or problematic policies. This book pushes the reader beyond the theoretical to the practical application of diversity principles in their everyday lives.
Specifically, Exploring Campus Diversity examines diversity dilemmas pertaining to the challenges of expanding diversity and equity on American campuses. Experts from across the nation proffer problem-solving questions that are included at the end of each case study to guide the reader in ways of thinking about the diversity scenarios and deciding on appropriate ways to understand and recommend action to take in addressing the potential problem. Each case study offers examples of a possible challenge that a college or university might encounter in trying to deal with diversity, campus climate issues, or problematic policies. This book pushes the reader beyond the theoretical to the practical application of diversity principles in their everyday lives.
Reviews / Votes
Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises is an important, timely book that all academics should read. It provides keen insight into the many complex issues related to cultural diversity on American college campuses, and it offers readers the opportunity to think through that complexity by considering real-world cases. -- Christopher P. Campbell, editor of "The Routledge Companion to Media and Race," co-author of "Race and News: Critical Perspectives" and author of "Race, Myth and the News" Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises is an authentic way of having discussions on campuses about real issues that faculty, staff, administrators and students have to explore to be culturally competent institutions. It's more than a way to discuss these important issues, these essays allow a way to think about assessing what and how we do learning. As a scholar who has researched, taught, and lived these conversations, I fully recommend this book as enlightenment but moreover as a community building exercise. -- Aaron Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises engages the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence in creative and engaging ways that position both faculty and college students to critically undertake difficult conversations around equity, diversity, and inclusivity. It is a promising tool for academic discourse that informs, educates, and shapes perspectives and worldviews for life in the 21st century global society. Strongly recommended for schools and colleges! -- Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu, author of "The Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education" As many universities work toward inclusive excellence on their campuses it is important that they establish a culture that is safe, open to productive dialog and welcoming to those from all backgrounds. This book is a useful tool in establishing the culture. Through the use of case studies incoming students will really think about what it means for people from all walks of life and with various perspectives to share a campus community. They will get useful tips and tools to help them navigate conversations and interactions across difference. -- Kim M. LeDuff, Vice President of Academic engagement and Chief Diversity Officer, University of West Florida Exploring Campus Diversity: Case Studies and Exercises provides a wealth of information and guidance for those working in higher education and especially for those in the diversity and inclusion arena. It's an excellent resource guide with discussion points, case studies, examples, and materials which are essential tools for those interested in taking a deep dive into facilitating real, open, and honest conversations around difference. The authors are offering insights into the issues and concerns students bring into the classroom.Each author conveys the importance for professors and teachers to look past the surface, see each student as an individual, accept differences and to develop cultural competency and sensitivity. This book will serve as a fantastic resource for teachers and practitioners. It's a great book to have on your shelves! -- Sonia R. Rucker, Assistant to the President for Equity & Diversity Issues, Dean of Students, Southeast Missouri State University
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 table
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4758-3502-1 (9781475835021)
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Persons
Sherwood Thompson has attained distinction through a lengthy and productive career, directing campus-wide diversity programs for three major Carnegie Foundation Divisions-I public research universities, as well as one regional Polytechnic University. In this capacity, he has worked as a leader for university-wide diversity initiatives and multicultural programs, and he led an array of leadership positions in departments that served the academic needs of diverse students, faculty, and staff.
Pam Parry is Chairperson of the Department of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University. In 2016, she received the Applegate Award for Excellence in Research from the Kentucky Communication Association. She is the author of Eisenhower: The Public Relations President and a co-editor of the book series, Women in American Political History, which is being published by Lexington Books, a subsidiary of Rowman & Littlefield.
Pam Parry is Chairperson of the Department of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University. In 2016, she received the Applegate Award for Excellence in Research from the Kentucky Communication Association. She is the author of Eisenhower: The Public Relations President and a co-editor of the book series, Women in American Political History, which is being published by Lexington Books, a subsidiary of Rowman & Littlefield.
Content
Foreword
Dr. Sara Zeigler
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Dr. Sherwood Thompson
Unit 1- Campus Climate
Chapter 1- Questioning the Right to Protest: Taking a Knee at the Homecoming Football GameSherwood Thompson
Chapter 2- Did Stereotyping Cause a Terrible Case of Mistaking Identity?
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 3- A Case Study in "Belonging": How First-Generation College Students Contribute to Campus Diversity
Kathy Previs
Chapter 4- Islam Under the Microscope: A Story of An International Student
Mustapha Jourdini
Chapter 5- Failure to Thrive: Can Multiple Identities Cause Conflict?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 6- "Where Do I Fit?": International and Indigenous Students in Institutional Diversity Discourses
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Chapter 7- Is Academic Advising Really Multicultural?
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 8- Non-Traditional Students: Why Am I here? Starting College at 25
Errick D. Farmer, Antoine Lovell, and Adriel A. Hilton
Chapter 9- Empowering Women in Higher Education and Beyond
Kyung Hee Kim and Sean Schofield
Chapter 10- Thinking Differently Builds Passion on Campus
Kyung Hee Kim and Sue Hyeon Paek
Chapter 11- Redefining Mentorships: Strategies for First-Generation College Students' Success
Kyung Hee Kim and Nancy Chae
Unit 2- Classroom Climate
Chapter 12- Diversity and Classroom Instruction: Managing Difficult Discussions
Tamara Zellars Buck
Chapter 13- Can Online Teaching Be Inclusive?
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 14- What Happens When No One Sees You for Who You Are?
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 15- Being an Ally: Learning to Listen Before Trying to Advocate
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 16- Code-Switching: Double Consciousness in the Classroom
Antoine Lovell, Errick D. Farmer, and Adriel A. Hilton
Chapter 17- A Faculty Member Protecting the Marginalized
Kathy Previs
Chapter 18- LGBTQ+ Populations: Exploring Gender and Sexual Identities
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 19- I'm NOT Chinese; I'm Japanese!: A Case Study of Stereotypes
Mustapha Jourdini
Chapter 20- Did Implicit Bias Further Disenfranchise an Underrepresented Student?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 21- First-Generation Students Need Professors to Understand Them Better
Ginny Whitehouse
Chapter 22- White Privilege: The Equity of Not Using the N-Word
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 23- Diversity Issues for Faculty: "What Do You Think?" Inclusion/Exclusion Dynamics in Group Work
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Unit 3- Policy Issues
Chapter 24- Students Are Anxious, Divided Over Bathroom Policies
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 25- Selective Flying: Is a Flag Truly Removed When It Still Shows Up on Game Day?
Willie R. Tubbs
Chapter 26- Recognizing Institutional Betrayal on College Campuses
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 27- Retention of Underrepresented Students: When Does Perseverance Hinder One's Ability to Compete?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 28- Building Walls or Bridges: How to Make Mutually Beneficial Policy Decisions
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 29- Why and How Should We Talk About Affirmative Action?
M. Kelly Carr
Chapter 30- Nurturing the Lost Attitudes of Empathy and Compassion in Test-centric Education
Kyung Hee Kim and Sarah M. Nuss
Chapter 31- Utilizing Intellectual Diversity to Cultivate Innovation
Kyung Hee Kim and Daria Lorio-Barsten
Chapter 32- Outnumbered: Is Conservatism Truly Under Attack on College Campuses?
Willie R. Tubbs
Chapter 33- Affirmative Action: Where Are My Brothers and Sisters?
Adriel A. Hilton, Errick D. Farmer, and Antoine Lovell
Chapter 34- Welcome, Not Celebrated: Are Christian Campuses Truly Inclusive for Sexually Diverse Students?
Willie R. Tubbs
Unit 4- Student Organizations
Chapter 35- First Generation College Students: Our Group Is the Best!
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Chapter 36- Anti-Gay Slurs: One Man's Struggle
Kathy Previs
Chapter 37- Diversity and Student Media: Does the Faculty Adviser Have a Racist Agenda?
Tamara Zellars Buck
Chapter 38- Diversity and Student Media: When Protectionism Interferes with Newsgathering
Tamara Zellars Buck
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Dr. Sara Zeigler
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Dr. Sherwood Thompson
Unit 1- Campus Climate
Chapter 1- Questioning the Right to Protest: Taking a Knee at the Homecoming Football GameSherwood Thompson
Chapter 2- Did Stereotyping Cause a Terrible Case of Mistaking Identity?
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 3- A Case Study in "Belonging": How First-Generation College Students Contribute to Campus Diversity
Kathy Previs
Chapter 4- Islam Under the Microscope: A Story of An International Student
Mustapha Jourdini
Chapter 5- Failure to Thrive: Can Multiple Identities Cause Conflict?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 6- "Where Do I Fit?": International and Indigenous Students in Institutional Diversity Discourses
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Chapter 7- Is Academic Advising Really Multicultural?
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 8- Non-Traditional Students: Why Am I here? Starting College at 25
Errick D. Farmer, Antoine Lovell, and Adriel A. Hilton
Chapter 9- Empowering Women in Higher Education and Beyond
Kyung Hee Kim and Sean Schofield
Chapter 10- Thinking Differently Builds Passion on Campus
Kyung Hee Kim and Sue Hyeon Paek
Chapter 11- Redefining Mentorships: Strategies for First-Generation College Students' Success
Kyung Hee Kim and Nancy Chae
Unit 2- Classroom Climate
Chapter 12- Diversity and Classroom Instruction: Managing Difficult Discussions
Tamara Zellars Buck
Chapter 13- Can Online Teaching Be Inclusive?
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 14- What Happens When No One Sees You for Who You Are?
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 15- Being an Ally: Learning to Listen Before Trying to Advocate
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 16- Code-Switching: Double Consciousness in the Classroom
Antoine Lovell, Errick D. Farmer, and Adriel A. Hilton
Chapter 17- A Faculty Member Protecting the Marginalized
Kathy Previs
Chapter 18- LGBTQ+ Populations: Exploring Gender and Sexual Identities
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 19- I'm NOT Chinese; I'm Japanese!: A Case Study of Stereotypes
Mustapha Jourdini
Chapter 20- Did Implicit Bias Further Disenfranchise an Underrepresented Student?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 21- First-Generation Students Need Professors to Understand Them Better
Ginny Whitehouse
Chapter 22- White Privilege: The Equity of Not Using the N-Word
Kirsten LaMantia and Holly Wagner
Chapter 23- Diversity Issues for Faculty: "What Do You Think?" Inclusion/Exclusion Dynamics in Group Work
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Unit 3- Policy Issues
Chapter 24- Students Are Anxious, Divided Over Bathroom Policies
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 25- Selective Flying: Is a Flag Truly Removed When It Still Shows Up on Game Day?
Willie R. Tubbs
Chapter 26- Recognizing Institutional Betrayal on College Campuses
Doris W. Carroll
Chapter 27- Retention of Underrepresented Students: When Does Perseverance Hinder One's Ability to Compete?
Leah Robinson and De'Andrea Matthews
Chapter 28- Building Walls or Bridges: How to Make Mutually Beneficial Policy Decisions
Sherwood Thompson
Chapter 29- Why and How Should We Talk About Affirmative Action?
M. Kelly Carr
Chapter 30- Nurturing the Lost Attitudes of Empathy and Compassion in Test-centric Education
Kyung Hee Kim and Sarah M. Nuss
Chapter 31- Utilizing Intellectual Diversity to Cultivate Innovation
Kyung Hee Kim and Daria Lorio-Barsten
Chapter 32- Outnumbered: Is Conservatism Truly Under Attack on College Campuses?
Willie R. Tubbs
Chapter 33- Affirmative Action: Where Are My Brothers and Sisters?
Adriel A. Hilton, Errick D. Farmer, and Antoine Lovell
Chapter 34- Welcome, Not Celebrated: Are Christian Campuses Truly Inclusive for Sexually Diverse Students?
Willie R. Tubbs
Unit 4- Student Organizations
Chapter 35- First Generation College Students: Our Group Is the Best!
Eleni Oikonomidoy
Chapter 36- Anti-Gay Slurs: One Man's Struggle
Kathy Previs
Chapter 37- Diversity and Student Media: Does the Faculty Adviser Have a Racist Agenda?
Tamara Zellars Buck
Chapter 38- Diversity and Student Media: When Protectionism Interferes with Newsgathering
Tamara Zellars Buck
About the Editors
About the Contributors