Creating Campus Cultures : Fostering Success Among Racially Diverse Student Populations

Museus, Samuel D. (EDT); Jayakumar, Uma M. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0415888204 / ISBN 13: 9780415888202

Published by Routledge, 2012

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Synopsis:

Many colleges and universities have not engaged in the critical self-examination of their campuses necessary for effectively serving racially diverse student populations. This timely edited collection provides insights into how campus cultures can and do shape the experiences and outcomes of their increasingly diverse college student populations. By cultivating values, beliefs, and assumptions that focus on including, validating, and creating equitable outcomes among diverse undergraduate students, an institution can foster their success.While attention to campus climate is critical for gauging the nature of an institution’s culture and how students are experiencing the campus environment, changes in climate alone will not lead to holistic and deep rooted institutional transformation. Moving beyond previous explorations of campus racial climates, Creating Campus Cultures addresses the considerable institutionally embedded obstacles practitioners face as they attempt to transform entrenched institutional cultures to meet the needs of diverse student bodies. A broad range of chapters include voices of students, new research, practical experiences, and application of frameworks that are conducive to success. This book will help student affairs and higher education administrators navigate this increasingly difficult terrain by providing practical advice on how to foster success among racial minority students and enact long-term, holistic change at any institution.

About the Author:

Samuel D. Museus is Assistant Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Uma M. Jayakumar is Assistant Professor of Organization and Leadership in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Creating Campus Cultures : Fostering Success...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good