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Recognition And Resolutions For An Amiable Campus Climate For People Of Color In Majority Institutions, Sharon Alston-Conn, Leslie Troy Niskey
Recognition And Resolutions For An Amiable Campus Climate For People Of Color In Majority Institutions, Sharon Alston-Conn, Leslie Troy Niskey
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“African American administrators have recognized that the complaints of racial discrimination by the minority population usually have less than favorable consequences.”
Tapping Into The Campus Power Structure: The Duty Of Black Student Leaders In Predominantly White Universities, Andrew C. Davidson
Tapping Into The Campus Power Structure: The Duty Of Black Student Leaders In Predominantly White Universities, Andrew C. Davidson
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
As young student leaders, the knowledge gained through experience, discipline, reading, and a clear vision can be helpful in developing strategies to produce a more positive campus climate.
Empowering African American Students To Learn, Kimberly D. Ewing
Empowering African American Students To Learn, Kimberly D. Ewing
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This presentation will encourage students to take African American courses and explore other cultures as well.
Mentoring Programs For African American College Students In Predominantly White Institutions: Relationships To Academic Success, Marybeth Gasman
Mentoring Programs For African American College Students In Predominantly White Institutions: Relationships To Academic Success, Marybeth Gasman
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“When adapted to historically underrepresented groups in the college setting, mentoring is thought to transmit skills, values, and attitudes, as well as to provide a positive link to the institution.”
Derrick A. Bell, Derrick A. Bell
Derrick A. Bell, Derrick A. Bell
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
No abstract provided.
Josephine Davis, Josephine D. Davis
Josephine Davis, Josephine D. Davis
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
No abstract provided.
Teaching Conscientizacao: Helping Social Work Students Raise Their Awareness Levels Of Cultural Diversity, Theresa Barron-Mckeagney, Claudette Lee
Teaching Conscientizacao: Helping Social Work Students Raise Their Awareness Levels Of Cultural Diversity, Theresa Barron-Mckeagney, Claudette Lee
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Teaching students how to raise their awareness levels and their consciousness can be both a frustrating and exhilarating challenge for the professor.”
Exploring Campus Climate: Investigating Student Perceptions At Two Community Colleges—Panel Presentation, Marcia London Albert, Sandra B. Moore
Exploring Campus Climate: Investigating Student Perceptions At Two Community Colleges—Panel Presentation, Marcia London Albert, Sandra B. Moore
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This presentation focuses on student life and comfort, perceptions of faculty commitment to diversity, perceptions of campus climate, observation of racism on campus, experiences of racism on campus, and other related issues.
Light-Skinned With Good Hair: The Role Of Christianity And Comptonization In The Maintenance Of Self-Hatred In African Americans, Omowale Akintunde
Light-Skinned With Good Hair: The Role Of Christianity And Comptonization In The Maintenance Of Self-Hatred In African Americans, Omowale Akintunde
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Most African Americans deny or are at least unaware on a conscious level of the impact of the media and Christianity on the formulation of their self-image.”
Action: A Common-Sense Approach To Improving Your Campus Climate, Steve Birdine
Action: A Common-Sense Approach To Improving Your Campus Climate, Steve Birdine
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This is an interactive session. Participants will leave with an action plan for improving their campus environment.
Some Effects Of Solo Status For African Americans In Organizational Settings, Kellina Craig
Some Effects Of Solo Status For African Americans In Organizational Settings, Kellina Craig
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Despite the fact that in the last 30 years the number of African Americans who occupy senior positions in organization has increased substantially, these employees typically find themselves in ‘solo’ proportions relative to Whites.”
Racial Identity And Academic Achievement, Davita Fitzgerald
Racial Identity And Academic Achievement, Davita Fitzgerald
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“The evolution of old-fashioned racist beliefs to modern racist beliefs has presented elusive and subtle challenges to African American success in higher education.”
Re-Orientation: An Important Concept, Particularly For Minorities, Tajuddin Millatmal
Re-Orientation: An Important Concept, Particularly For Minorities, Tajuddin Millatmal
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Most employees need help in many areas of their work in order to clearly understand the rights and responsibilities which help them to become more efficient and productive.”
A Site Of Learning And Prejudice: A First-Year Teaching Journal, Yolanda Pierce
A Site Of Learning And Prejudice: A First-Year Teaching Journal, Yolanda Pierce
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This presentation addresses how classroom dynamics and issues of race and gender can form the intersection between academia and activism.
Minority Teacher Preparation In An Ex-Urban Setting: A Case Study Of The Lakeland College Urban Teacher Outreach Program, Perry R. Rettig
Minority Teacher Preparation In An Ex-Urban Setting: A Case Study Of The Lakeland College Urban Teacher Outreach Program, Perry R. Rettig
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“The issues of race, gender, and authority in the classroom are not simply theoretical issues, but serious challenges that female teachers of color face each time they step into a classroom.”
Why Black Psychology In The Introductory Psychology Course?, Linda Rhone
Why Black Psychology In The Introductory Psychology Course?, Linda Rhone
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“An important factor is the need for more psychologists over the next decade, particularly psychologists of color, who can bring perspectives other than Eurocentric.”
Recruiting And Retaining Students Of Color For Careers In Education, Jennifer Robinson
Recruiting And Retaining Students Of Color For Careers In Education, Jennifer Robinson
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Teachers of color are able to serve as ‘culture brokers’ who may assist in bringing cultural expertise to the teaching profession.”
African American Racial Identity Development In Predominantly White Institutions: Challenges For Student Development Professionals, R. Sentwali Bakari
African American Racial Identity Development In Predominantly White Institutions: Challenges For Student Development Professionals, R. Sentwali Bakari
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Educational institutions which focus on cultural awareness and institutional change, rather than changing African American students, reflect proactive student development.”
Enhancing The Capacity Of The University Of Nebraska Medical Center To Effectively Integrate With The Realities Of 21st Century America, John Mcclain, Aletha J. Gray, Gina Wilson-Ramirez
Enhancing The Capacity Of The University Of Nebraska Medical Center To Effectively Integrate With The Realities Of 21st Century America, John Mcclain, Aletha J. Gray, Gina Wilson-Ramirez
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Beyond a commitment from senior-level policy makers, specific problematic activity must be undertaken. This session will describe a range of initiatives.”
Multimedia Presentation Featuring A Case Study Of A Black Athlete In A Predominantly White University Competing In Sport While Battling Disability And Discrimination Affecting Family And Career, Wesley E. Sime, Shirley Trout
Multimedia Presentation Featuring A Case Study Of A Black Athlete In A Predominantly White University Competing In Sport While Battling Disability And Discrimination Affecting Family And Career, Wesley E. Sime, Shirley Trout
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
Presenters will share perspectives from an athlete who is deaf and dealing with the pressures of the media and discrimination of society regarding race and disability.
I Can See Clearly Now, Kenneth A. Tucker
I Can See Clearly Now, Kenneth A. Tucker
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This session presents new and diverse perspectives on student leadership. Leadership is not a set of personal attributes.
Epistemology From An Afrocentric Perspective: Enhancing Black Students' Consciousness Through An Afrocentric Way Of Knowing, R. Sentwali Bakari
Epistemology From An Afrocentric Perspective: Enhancing Black Students' Consciousness Through An Afrocentric Way Of Knowing, R. Sentwali Bakari
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Within the framework of Afrocentric epistemology ist he idea of African American liberation. The implications of Afrocentric epistemology in higher education are critical.”
Beastification Of The Black Athlete: Broadcasters, Word Symbols, And Racial Mythology, Matthew C. Stelly
Beastification Of The Black Athlete: Broadcasters, Word Symbols, And Racial Mythology, Matthew C. Stelly
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Of the approximately 90,000 college athletes who participate in football, basketball or baseball, fifty percent are black but only six percent of the scholarships go to black athletes.”
Afrocentrism As An Intellectual Tool Of Whites: A Critique Of Molefi Asante, Matthew C. Stelly
Afrocentrism As An Intellectual Tool Of Whites: A Critique Of Molefi Asante, Matthew C. Stelly
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“The Afrocentric idea is the most revolutionary challenge to a White supremacist-based educational system,” says Asante.
Can You Fare Well In The Academy When Racism, Classism, Ageism, And Sexism Converge?, Joyce Kelly-Lewis, Brenda Paul
Can You Fare Well In The Academy When Racism, Classism, Ageism, And Sexism Converge?, Joyce Kelly-Lewis, Brenda Paul
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
We must offer and create strategies for women of color to cope with not being heard and having abilities constantly questioned.
Issues Of Retention And The Survival Of African American Students Attending Predominantly White Institutions, Joelle I. Davis, Robin Vann Lynch
Issues Of Retention And The Survival Of African American Students Attending Predominantly White Institutions, Joelle I. Davis, Robin Vann Lynch
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“By the year 2000, the minority population will comprise 32 percent of the total population. It is imperative that issues of retention be closely examined.”
People Of Color As Teachers And Mentors In American Film, Jim Knippling
People Of Color As Teachers And Mentors In American Film, Jim Knippling
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“All to often, U.S. Filmmakers depict people of color in roles that are degrading and show a certain one-dimensional saintliness.”
Characteristics Of Success: The Factors That Predict Academic Success For African American Male Students Attending A Small, Rural, And Predominantly White Liberal Arts College, Douglas J. Mcreynolds, Lori Heyling
Characteristics Of Success: The Factors That Predict Academic Success For African American Male Students Attending A Small, Rural, And Predominantly White Liberal Arts College, Douglas J. Mcreynolds, Lori Heyling
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
This presentation will discuss analysis of data and show how that data show can be used to develop strategies for improving the success rate of a target group of students.
Be Like Mike? De-Constructing Race And Gender In African American College Athletics, Ed Taylor
Be Like Mike? De-Constructing Race And Gender In African American College Athletics, Ed Taylor
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“In the process of athletic desegregation, race as an attribute has been rendered invisible. Those athletes who become too politically radicalized often meet with public or organizational disapproval.”
An Oasis In The Middle Of The Desert: Cultural Centers As A Way To Survive At The Predominantly White Institution, Bryan J. Cook, Damon A. Williams, Duane Moore, Krystal Screvens
An Oasis In The Middle Of The Desert: Cultural Centers As A Way To Survive At The Predominantly White Institution, Bryan J. Cook, Damon A. Williams, Duane Moore, Krystal Screvens
Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 2nd Annual Conference (1997)
“Despite more than 40 years of lawful access to higher education, African American students continue to confront many issues that inhibit their success at predominantly white institutions.”