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Cultural Competency: Assessing Organizational Readiness For Change , Valda Boyd Ford, Linda Cunningham Nov 2003

Cultural Competency: Assessing Organizational Readiness For Change , Valda Boyd Ford, Linda Cunningham

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

How culturally competent is your organization? This session will illustrate the process the University of Nebraska Medical Center used to improve the organizational climate to support cultural competence and the method that was developed to ensure employee participation in the change process

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The Black Professor's Burden: Teaching African-American Literature And Culture In A White Classroom , Saunda Liggins Nov 2003

The Black Professor's Burden: Teaching African-American Literature And Culture In A White Classroom , Saunda Liggins

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

As an African-American female at a predominantly White college, I feel the added senseof duty that other women and minorities in academia frequently feel, the pull to serve not only as a teacher but also as a mentor, advisor, and role model for minority students on campus. As one of two professors who teach African American Literature and Culture - and the only African American -I also feel, perhaps mistakenly, as if I am viewed by the White students, and maybe by the African American students as well, as the ambassador to African-American culture. I sense that the White students …

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Working In The Trenches: Teaching Diversity At A Predominantly White College, Gary Perry, Katherine Acosta, Crystal Edwards, Connie Frey, Helen Moore Nov 2003

Working In The Trenches: Teaching Diversity At A Predominantly White College, Gary Perry, Katherine Acosta, Crystal Edwards, Connie Frey, Helen Moore

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

This presentation is twofold. We begin by examining the degree to which teaching diversity, at a mid-western predominately white institution, is disproportionately devolved onto academic departments and faculty who occupy devalued statuses within and outside academe. Finally, we highlight the hidden and unhidden challenges and obstacles that accompany this obligation.

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Exploring Race, Racism, Racialism, And Empowerment: The Importance Of Researching And Documenting The Historical Experiences Of People Of Color At Pwis , Richard M. Breaux Nov 2003

Exploring Race, Racism, Racialism, And Empowerment: The Importance Of Researching And Documenting The Historical Experiences Of People Of Color At Pwis , Richard M. Breaux

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

The presenter discusses his experience with researching African and African American students' experiences in the archival collections of over 20 public and private PWls. Offers suggestions for research on campuses with little or no such documentation, and discusses the importance of oral history projects and research initiatives to build collections.

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Women Of Color And White Women: In Dialogue Across The Boundaries , Kathleen Brown Nov 2003

Women Of Color And White Women: In Dialogue Across The Boundaries , Kathleen Brown

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

Most of the time will be spent in structured dialogue, focusing on our experiences as women of color and as white women in the academy. Topics will include the issues that impact us as women and ways in which we can work together collectively and collaboratively

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African American Women Community College Administrators: The Legacy Of Being Black And Female, Donna Moore Ramsey Nov 2003

African American Women Community College Administrators: The Legacy Of Being Black And Female, Donna Moore Ramsey

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

This presentation reports the results of a 1998 study of African American women community college administrators conducted by Dr. Moore Ramsey. The 94 women in the study represented a diverse range of administrative levels, responsibilities and professional experiences. It was determined that African American women remain underrepresented, isolated and at risk in many higher education environments. They constantly encounter discrimination and challenges to their leadership. Using the lectureformat, as an initial workshop component, providing the results of the study, participants, based on their experiences and perceptions will complete a questionnaire. Using an open discussion/interactive forum, the workshop will focus on …

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African American Women Community College Administrators: The Legacy Of Being Black And Female, Donna Moore Ramsey Nov 2003

African American Women Community College Administrators: The Legacy Of Being Black And Female, Donna Moore Ramsey

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

This presentation reports the results of a 1998 study of African American women community college administrators conducted by Dr. Moore Ramsey. The 94 women in the study represented a diverse range of administrative levels, responsibilities and professional experiences. It was determined that African American women remain underrepresented, isolated and at risk in many higher education environments. They constantly encounter discrimination and challenges to their leadership. Using the lecture format, as an initial workshop component, providing the results of the study, participants, based on their experiences and perceptions will complete a questionnaire. Using an open discussion/interactive forum, the workshop will focus …

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Service-Learning With Native American Communities, Valerian Three Irons Nov 2003

Service-Learning With Native American Communities, Valerian Three Irons

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

The International Partnership for Service-Learning along with South Dakota State University engages North and South Dakota Native American Communities with service learning. College students from the United States as well as foreign countries participate in 2-13 week sessions in service learning. Students have a two week orientation session on Native American Culture. Students meet with SDSU Faculty as well as Native American Cultural Presenters. Orientation concludes with a one week academic field trip visiting historical sites and SD Reservations. Students then spend up to 10 weeks living and serving in Native American communities. Students may earn up to 15 credits …

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Preparing For The Next Generation, Building A Recruitment Program For Students Of Color, Kent Hopkins Nov 2003

Preparing For The Next Generation, Building A Recruitment Program For Students Of Color, Kent Hopkins

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

As the college bound population becomes more diverse, colleges and universities are faced with the task of recruiting these students. A recruitment plan must include strategies that will help students make wise decisions in determining what institution is the right choice for them.

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Spirituality And Culture In Higher Education, Larry C. Menyweather-Woods Nov 2003

Spirituality And Culture In Higher Education, Larry C. Menyweather-Woods

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

This session will examine the need for students of color to be active or involved within local Community, both "Faith & Secular." The session will discuss the historical writing of Richard Niebuhr, author of Christ and Culture. who challenged faith groups to discover the role of "faith," [that which now is referenced as "spirituality}, and culture can enhance the maturing process, especially in relationship to Higher Education. The presentations will focus specifically on the role of spirituality and culture relating to students of color in a predominantly Eurocentric environment.

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Affirmative Approaches To Ensuring Diversity Nov 2003

Affirmative Approaches To Ensuring Diversity

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

Conference Agenda November 17-18, 2003 Lincoln, Nebraska

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Failing To Mentor Sapphire: Obstacles Facing Black Women Who Seek Mentors, Pamela J. Smith Nov 2003

Failing To Mentor Sapphire: Obstacles Facing Black Women Who Seek Mentors, Pamela J. Smith

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

Despite their best efforts, many women of color find themselves in a revolving door, going from one institution to another seeking information, opportunities and mentors to succeed. This talk will discuss the societal and institutional obstacles facing Black women who seek mentors and puts forth several suggestion to universities on how they can facilitate mentoring between junior Black women academics and the majority of white (and perhaps male) potential mentors

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Thurgood Marshall: Little Man's Lion, Carl Holmes Nov 2003

Thurgood Marshall: Little Man's Lion, Carl Holmes

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

No abstract provided.

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Diversifying The Professions: Using Collaboration And Distance Education To Grow Our Own In Northeast Nebraska , Vicky Jones, William Lopez, Donna Niemeyer, Karen Rieger, Esperanza Villalobos Nov 2003

Diversifying The Professions: Using Collaboration And Distance Education To Grow Our Own In Northeast Nebraska , Vicky Jones, William Lopez, Donna Niemeyer, Karen Rieger, Esperanza Villalobos

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

Faced with a dramatic shift in population demographics and a 1000% increase in the number of English Language Learner elementary school children, four colleges and universities and seven public school districts have joined forces to increase the number minority, bilingual, and ESL endorsed teachers in northeast Nebraska. This panel- workshop session will discuss the project from multiple perspectives. Public school representatives reveal their challenges in serving a largely non-English speaking student body and their difficulties recruiting minority teachers to rural Nebraska. Higher education representatives explore the barriers and opportunities of articulating course over a five year period and delivering the …

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Crossing Boundaries To Engage In Difficult Dialogues , Judy A Rutledge Purnell Nov 2003

Crossing Boundaries To Engage In Difficult Dialogues , Judy A Rutledge Purnell

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

Crossing boundaries that lead to difficult dialogue touches upon the core of my academic existence. I teach about Africa and the world of Africans on a small predominately white campus outside of a major metro area. The topics that are introduced in my classes cross over many academic areas. With Africa as the starting point of all discussions, students gradually develop an "Afrocentric" perspective per the discussions of Asante. Not because it is the focus of the class, but because Africa is the origin of civilization according to Diop and others.

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Surviving The "Diverse" (White) University , Sharon Elise, Garry Rolison Nov 2003

Surviving The "Diverse" (White) University , Sharon Elise, Garry Rolison

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

This paper reports findings from a study of Black student retention at a predominantly white state university. Race, class, age, and gender mediate Black student experience while middle-class status, experience in predominantly white school settings, a pragmatic view of college, parental expectations, and residence in a Black community affect retention.

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Affirmative Approaches To Ensuring Diversity, Dorothy Hayden-Watkins Nov 2003

Affirmative Approaches To Ensuring Diversity, Dorothy Hayden-Watkins

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 8th Annual National Conference (2003)

No abstract provided.

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Mamluk Rugs From Egypt: Jewels Of The Textile Museum's Collection (Exhibition), Carol Bier Jan 2003

Mamluk Rugs From Egypt: Jewels Of The Textile Museum's Collection (Exhibition), Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Mamluk rugs are considered by many to be among the most beautiful of any rugs ever created. The brilliant reds, greens, and blues (figs. 1 and 2) are reminiscent of rubies, emeralds and sapphires; whether this was an intentional evocation is not known. But The Textile Museum's holdings of Mamluk rugs, unparalleled in the world, are truly the "jewels" of the collection. Simply by virtue of the fact that they date from the late 15th century, Mamluk rugs comprise one of the most significant groups of classical carpets. Their lustrous wool and wondrous color, as well as their geometric designs …

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Carpets Of Andalusia (Exhibition), Carol Bier Jan 2003

Carpets Of Andalusia (Exhibition), Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

The fall of Granada in 1492 reestablished Christian dominion in Spain after centuries of Islamic rule. The rapid expansion of Islam from Arabia in the 7th century encompassed the rich cultural legacy of the Late Antique world, forging a unified empire throughout the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean lands and across North Africa to Spain within a short span of several decades. Arab and Berber armies had crossed into Spain in 711, generating at once an effort that lasted for many generations to restore Christian rule. In Islamic times, the Iberian peninsula was called al-Andalus, or Andalusia. Although we have …

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Recruitment And Retention Of Students, Faculty And Staff Of Color In Community Colleges, Jose Soto Nov 2002

Recruitment And Retention Of Students, Faculty And Staff Of Color In Community Colleges, Jose Soto

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

Challenges surrounding the recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff of color in community college settings are explored in this invited host session.

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Moving Upstream: Voices Of Asian Americans In Higher Education, Charles F. Van Rossum, Mary E. Taylor, Pablo Bueno Mendoza, Tom Nishi, Jason Minh Alt Nov 2002

Moving Upstream: Voices Of Asian Americans In Higher Education, Charles F. Van Rossum, Mary E. Taylor, Pablo Bueno Mendoza, Tom Nishi, Jason Minh Alt

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have traveled the professional waterways of higher education on different streams. For some, those streams have been very tranquil, yet for many the waters have been rather choppy. These experiences have been no different from other people of color who serve at predominantly white institutions.

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A Diversity Initiative Is Organizational Development: Anything Else Is Just Window Dressing, Carole G. Parker Ph.D. Nov 2002

A Diversity Initiative Is Organizational Development: Anything Else Is Just Window Dressing, Carole G. Parker Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

When an organization, any organization, but in particular, higher education, decides to engage in a diversity initiative, the leadership of the institution must be aware that they are engaging in a complex change or organization development. Organization Development is defined as change initiated by the top leadership of an organization, the change must be organization-wide, it is planned; it is designed to improve organizational health and effectiveness, and is implemented with the assistance of skills and interventions based in the behavioral sciences.

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The Potential Role Of Minority Student Organizations In The Recruitment And Retention Process At Urban Universities, Keith Williams Nov 2002

The Potential Role Of Minority Student Organizations In The Recruitment And Retention Process At Urban Universities, Keith Williams

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

In 1992, the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University developed an office to address the issue of minority student recruitment and retention in the sciences. The Initiative through the success of its programming revealed that minority student organizations were instrumental in student retention at both the college and pre-college levels. Moreover, an unintended consequence of this synergy is the recruitment of minority students to the university.

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Student Retention Is Everybody's Business: Retention Of Students Of Color Must Be Our Mission , Brenda Vincent Cross Nov 2002

Student Retention Is Everybody's Business: Retention Of Students Of Color Must Be Our Mission , Brenda Vincent Cross

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

This presentation addresses issues in the retention of students of color at predominantly white institutions. Participants will receive a bibliography of retention literature, and, after a brief presentation of the literature, will discuss the problems and proposed solutions to the ongoing challenge of minority student attrition.

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Innovative Alliances: Cultivating Diversity Through Polytechnic Partnerships, Denise M. Campbell, Harry Hellenbrand Ph.D. Nov 2002

Innovative Alliances: Cultivating Diversity Through Polytechnic Partnerships, Denise M. Campbell, Harry Hellenbrand Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

Opening with an overview of a three-year FIPSE Grant, the presenters will guide a lively exchange of innovative approaches to cultivate and sustain diversity by forging alliances with multiple internal and external partners. Workshop participants will learn of cutting-edge strategies to enhance diversity and improve campus climate at their home institutions.

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A Qualitative Study Of A Summer Bridge Program's Contribution To The Persistence Of Underrepresented Students Of Color At A Selective, Predominately White Institution , Patrick Velasquez Ph.D. Nov 2002

A Qualitative Study Of A Summer Bridge Program's Contribution To The Persistence Of Underrepresented Students Of Color At A Selective, Predominately White Institution , Patrick Velasquez Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

This proposed presentation will describe a qualitative study of the experiences of ten underrepresented students (African Americans, Chicanos, and Filipinos) of color who attend a public, selective, predominately white, research institution: the University of California, San Diego. More specifically, it will examine the effects of those students' participation in a summer bridge program on their "ease of transition" (Hurtado and Carter, 1997) and their academic and social integration during their freshmen year (Tinto, 1993). In addition, the study provides a context for assessing the students' experiences by also examining their perceptions of the campus climate (Hurtado et al., 1999) at …

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Successful Recruitment And Retention Strategies Of Faculty Of Color In Predominately White Universities , Olivia A. Williams Ph.D, Chaunda Scott Abc Nov 2002

Successful Recruitment And Retention Strategies Of Faculty Of Color In Predominately White Universities , Olivia A. Williams Ph.D, Chaunda Scott Abc

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

This presentation shares testimonies of successful strategies for recruitment and retention from ten faculty of color at a Midwestern mid-size predominately white university. The voices of Eastern Indian, Native American Indian, African American, Asian American, Mexican American, and Arab American faculty were solicited. Results are used to highlight the strategies these faculty members of color have used to integrate into a predominately white university.

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To Be Or Not To Be Another: Multiracial Or Mixed Race , Cecile Ann Lawrence Nov 2002

To Be Or Not To Be Another: Multiracial Or Mixed Race , Cecile Ann Lawrence

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

This session will explore recent conversations about developing an expanded view of identity in the U.S. The focus would be on the status of "multiracial" or "mixed race." This would also include discussion on how these categories would affect affirmative action and diversity initiatives in the context of higher education.

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Arizona State Unamerican Indian Education , Autumn Weaver Nov 2002

Arizona State Unamerican Indian Education , Autumn Weaver

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

Federal rules prohibited American Indian children attending boarding schools from using their native languages until the 1930's. Success would be more attainable for Indian students if the university implemented programs that acknowledge American Indian experience and contributions. Non-Indian students would also benefit from learning about the Indian experiences in United States history. Culturally relevant programming and a visible Native presence would increase both the quality of education and the university's retention of American Indian students.

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Corporate Sponsorship Of Programs To Recruit And Retain Students Of Color: The Cigna Scholars At The University Of Richmond, Akiba J. Covitz Ph.D. Nov 2002

Corporate Sponsorship Of Programs To Recruit And Retain Students Of Color: The Cigna Scholars At The University Of Richmond, Akiba J. Covitz Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 7th Annual National Conference (2002)

The University of Richmond, an institution with an under-represented minority student population, and the CIGNA Corporation created the CIGNA Scholars Program to recruit and retain students of color. This program, from inception to current activity, will be discussed in order to facilitate the creation of such programs at other institutions.

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