Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons^™

Experiences Of Prejudice And Isolation At A Predominantly White, Great Plains University, Scott Freng M.A.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This session discusses results from a qualitative study examining the experiences and isolation of Students of Color and GLBT students at a Great Plains University. Over 61 percent of respondents had experienced prejudice. In addition, students saw "minority" status as both an isolating factor and a source of solidarity.

Philly Hoop Dreams: The Social Organization Of Black Basketball In Philadelphia, Scott N. Brooks

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

A study of basketball in Philadelphia suggests that players are made, not born and that success is not based solely upon the efforts of an individual. Rather, success is heavily influenced by the operations of a local social network.

The Pedagogical Color Of Chicana Voice, Maricela Demirjyn

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

The session covers a discussion of the educational process of higher education for Chicanas and other women of color as a trajectory of disillusionment. Aspects of this disillusionment stem from formal educational systems, such as the university and are perpetuated by classroom cultures, curriculum and pedagogical approaches.

Factors Influencing Career Choice Of African American And Hispanic Graduates Of A Land Grant Institution, Wash A. Jones Ph.D., Alvin Larke Jr., Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

Presenters will identify and describe factors related to African American and Hispanic graduates' decisions to choose (or not to choose) a designated career prior to and/or after college. Additionally, presenters will examine the decision-making processes that individuals use in choosing a career in their designated field.

Fishing In Shallow Waters: The Nebraska Legislature And The State's Faculty Quotas, Gary Trogdon Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

As part of the "Issues of Recruitment and Retention" and "Building Diversity in the University and Community" topics, I propose to analyze the nature, affects and concerns at the University of Nebraska in hiring and retaining women and people of color. Legislative Bill 389 has had four years, but did it work? Could it work?

In Pursuit Of Brain Compatible Intimate Relationships, Saleef Kafajouffee Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This session comprises a highly interactive and creative format designed to provide a maximum of information and conceptual integration regarding human relationships. The presentation style embodies creativity and scholarly intent that leads the audience through brain and contextual processes that severely limit or lovingly spiritually enhance male/female relationships.

The Importance Of Affirmative Action In The 21st Century: Building Transformational Alliances With Constituencies Across The Power Structure For Scholars, Students And Staff Of Color At Predominantly European American Institutions., E. Kelly Sanford Ph.D., Laverne Turner Walker

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

The purpose of this session is to reject the notion that proactive Affirmative Action strategic plans are no longer needed at predominantly European American Institutions. Data reveal an inverse relationship between creating successful strategic plans for inclusion and negative reactions from the power structure.

Achieving Access And Success In Higher Education, Frank W. Hale Jr.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

No abstract provided.

Creating A Multicultural University: Examining Assumptions And Creating A Paradigm, Andrea Teresa "Tess" Arenas Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

No abstract provided.

I'M Not Your Indian Anymore, Cornel D. Pewewardy Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

No abstract provided.

The Nebraska Native American Career Ladder Project: A Teacher Education Initiative, Elizabeth Franklin Ph.D., Donald Blackbird, Renee New Holy

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

No abstract provided.

Promoting Higher Education: The Latino Achievement Mentoring Program (Lamp), Byron L. Zamboanga, Lisa Knoche, Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger, Marcela Raffaelli

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

Statistics suggest that Latino youths are at risk for academic underachievement and withdrawal. Culturally sensitive approaches to supporting school achievement based on the needs of Latino youth and their families must be developed. In response to these needs, the Latino Research Initiative (LRI), a collaborative group with members from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Hispanic Community Center (HCC) created the Latino Achievement Mentoring Program (LAMP). LAMP is a culturally appropriate mentoring program designed to promote school success and post-secondary opportunities for Latino youths. This program provides Latino youths with positive role models and information and guidance about academic …

Multiculturalism Vs. Multiethnicity: Strategies Toward Creating A Truly Positive Campus Environment-Csu Long Beach, A Case Study, Bede Ssenid-Ssensalo Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

In this session, the presenter proposes that there is a difference between mutliethnicity and multiculturalism. He urges those in higher education at predominantly white institutions to move from one to the other citing CSU Long Beach as a model.

African American And Teaching In Higher Education Is A Course On Race And Culture, Carole G. Parker Ph.D., Emma T. Lucas

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

Using theoretical applications, the authors present an overview of theories that highlight approaches for teaching culturally sensitive content, personal experiences as educator and colleague in a predominantly white college campus and strategies for addressing culturally insensitive experiences in and outside the classroom. Presenters focus on the recruitment and retention of people of color and stress the need for today's predominantly white institutions to become more knowledgeable, tolerant and sensitive about their environments in an effort to make them more accepting.

So You Think You Hired An American Indian, David Cornsilk, Dean Flechs, Mary Lee Johns, Helen Long Soldier

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This session will focus on the importance of ethnic identity as it pertains to American Indians. Most predominantly white institutions of higher education do not verify the self¬reported ethnicity of faculty, staff or students. Most tribally controlled institutions require documentation through enrollment/other proof How do universities verify Indian identity?

Dispelling The Mascot Myth: The Misuse Of Indigenous Peoples As Mascots In American Schools, Cornel Pewewardy Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This workshop details the deculturalization process that takes place when Indigenous Peoples are used as mascots in school-related activities; examines the arguments(s) and defensive tactics used by sports fans and school officials to maintain these hegemonic images; and offers successful strategies for developing policy toward the elimination of Indigenous Peoples as mascots.

Developing, Assessing And Getting The Most Out Of White Advocates, Allies And Advisors: Identifying Your Changing Needs And Responses Over A Career, Kent Wagner

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This workshop focuses on experiences successful students, faculty and staff of color have with white advisors, advocates and allies. Topics such as assessing ally motivation and commitment will be addressed. The goal is to compile a picture of changing retention needs as they are impacted by key, white personnel.

Beyond Comfort Zones Of Whiteness: Strategies For Inclusion Of People Of Color In The Social Milieu Of Predominantly White Institutions, C. S'Thembile West Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This session seeks to promote the recognition and acknowledgement of the humanity of people of color and discusses the development of faculty initiatives to enhance the retention of people of color in predominantly white institutions as it highlights the challenges of white skin privilege.

If They're So Smart, What Am I Doing In Front Of The Classroom? A Latina's Journey For Respect, Sandra L. Foster

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

This session focuses on one graduate teaching assistant's experience with student group resistance. It sheds light on one of the many possible challenges faculty of color may experience in higher education when teaching courses where the ethnic makeup of students is predominantly white.

Symmetry-Breaking In Oriental Carpets: The Case For Beauty, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

emerges from truth. Symmetry-breaking requires an expectation of symmetry. Often, symmetry-breaking is confused with asymmetry. But, rather, asymmetry is simply the absence of symmetry. For symmetry-breaking to exist, a pattern must first be stablished. Symmetry then is expected, but somehow that expectation is not met. There are many ways to effect symmetry-breaking in Oriental carpets. The study of Oriental carpets may lead one to suppose that in art, as in nature, it is in the approximation of symmetry, rather than in its precision, that beauty is to be found and appreciated. What is an Oriental Carpet? No one ever set …

A Calligrapher's Art: Inscribed Cotton Ikat From Yemen, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

Yemen at the advent of Islam and in the ensuing centuries is a little known entity in our contemporary world. A thousand years ago when Baghdad was capital of the Islamic empire under the Abbasid caliphs, Yemen was a flourishing center of agriculture and trade. By camel caravan north to central Islamic lands and in maritime trade with India to the east and Africa across the straits, Yemen's ports of call along the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden were emporia for textiles, dyestuffs, and incense.

While today Yemen predominantly imports textiles from abroad, in the early centuries after the …

The Recruitment And Retention Of African-American Faculty, Staff And Students: A Template For Change, Mary Jo Aman, Paulette Bangura

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

“Establishing a diverse academic community is not primarily about changing the way a system looks; it is about changing the way a system thinks and acts.”

“46 Years Removed, 400 Years Behind: The Misconceived Effects Of Integration 2000 On The African-American Collegiate”, Jeffrey J. Peoples Jr., Edward M. Garnes Jr.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

“The university system, supposedly committed to diverse ideals and higher consciousness, has in reality become a white-centralized institution of exclusion.”

"Facilitating Structured And Meaningful Dialogues Across The Racial Divide: Cornerstones, Obstacles And Learning Outcomes", Peggy A. Nagae J.D., M.A., Jane Degidio Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

The presenters demonstrate diversity in references to their own ethnic backgrounds, diverse educational experiences and differing fields of expertise.

"The Myth Of "Designing Diversity": A Critical Assessment Of Administrative Attempts To ‘Colorize’ College Campuses", Matthew C. Stelly, Michael Payne, Cynthia Jackson

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

“There is no doubt that such programs are aimed at increasing the numbers of minorities on predominantly white campuses; however, this paper seeks to ask the ‘right’ questions in finding out what the intentions of administrators really are in implementation of such programs.”

“Moving Your Diversity Dialogue From ‘Talk’ To ‘Action!’”, Steve Birdine

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

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"Conducting Research In The Latino Community", Miguel A. Carranza, Lourdes Gouveia, Ed Munoz

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

“The panelists discuss topics relevant not only to gaining entry into Latino communities but also understanding the dynamics of change that exist both among Latinos and between Latinos and the rest of the population.”

"Creating Ethnic Communities Of Scholarship: Amplifying An Academic Voice", Leon D. Caldwell Ph.D., Lee Jones Ph.D., Gustavo Carlo Ph.D.

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

Symposium presenters discuss the process of creating ethnic based scholarship enclaves at a predominantly White university and nationally.

"Where Do They Belong? Minorities Within Minorities: People Of Color With Disabilities In Higher Education", William Olubodun

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

"This presentation explores strategies to make institutions more welcoming to students of color who have disabilities and how to effectively include them in the mainstream minority students organization programs and activities."

Toward A "New Diversity" And The Revitalization Of The "Campus Spirit:" A "Bandung 2000" Conference For Students, Staff And Faculty, Michael C. Stelly, Harriet D. Washington, Carlos Talkington, Michel Payne

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 5th Annual National Conference (2000)

In this session, "New Diversity" programs are designed and proposed, aimed at enabling minority staff, stu¬dents and faculty the kind of "cultural inoculation" needed to be able to address the concerns which plague most campuses.