Diversity Institute Fellowship

Univ. of Mich. Admissions Lawsuits: Supporting Research
This website from the University of Michigan gathers up the expert testimony that was used in their affirmative action case. Read particularly the work of Patricia Gurin and follow the responses to critiques of her expert testimony. Gurin's study, which is the foundation of her expert testimony, was later converted into an important article in the Harvard Educational Review, Vol 72, no. 3 with co-authors Dey, Hurtado and Gurin. This article is in Pickler Library's holdings and is entitled, Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes. I cannot recommend this article enough to Diversity Fellows.

The Benefits of Diversity in Education for Democratic Citizenship
This is the sequel work to the Harvard Educational Review article, Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes. REQUIRED READING.

Diversity Digest
AAC&U publishes this monthly journal and features it prominently on their DiversityWeb. Get in the habit of checking it out each month. REQUIRED READING.

The Drama of Diversity and Democracy (pdf)
Read this article from the AAC&U.

AAC&U publication, Liberal Education
Peruse the Winter 2005, Volume 91, Number 1 issue of the AAC&U publication, Liberal Education. The issue theme is "The Future of Diversity." Articles of particular interest include:

* Reconsidering the Diversity Rationale, and
* Experiencing Diversity: What Can We Learn From Liberal Arts Colleges? Full text of this article is sometimes available through this link, and sometimes not. The issue is in Pickler Library's holdings.

Learning Civic Engagement Without Diversity?
University Conference Day 2005 focused on Civic Engagment. This article from the spring 2003 Peer Review (another AAC&U publication) incorporated Diversity into that framework.

Garry Gordon's 2003 PowerPoint presentation (1.69 Mb) to the Diversity Institute on "The State of Diversity at Truman."

Garry Gordon's 2004 PowerPoint presentation on "The State of Diversity at Truman."

Diversity Evaluation Resources
From the Irvine Foundation Campus Initiative projects in California. This kit is a goldmine of evaluation procedures and instruments, but some of those featured can take time to track down and secure. Check it out before you go too far planning your own project. REQUIRED READING!

Toolkit for Cross-Cultural Collaboration
"The Toolkit for Cross-Cultural Collaboration was created as a result of a study of collaboration styles of African American, Asian American, Native American, Hispanic American, and Anglo American communities....The Toolkit discusses barriers to cross-cultural collaboration and provides methods for assessing and improving communication patterns and cultural competence on an organizational basis and on an individual basis."

Social Class Diversity
Author Sarah Lubienski raises several questions about how class diversity is treated in education. Explore this aspect of diversity that is not discussed much.

Social Class Diversity
For future investigation on class diversity, these are some resources available at Truman used by Sarah Lubienski in her article.

Schooling in capitalist America: educational reform and the contradictions of economic life.
Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis LC66 .B68

What money can't buy: family income and children's life chances.
Susan E. Mayer HQ792.U5 M39 1997

Lareau, A. "Social class differences in family-school relationships" Journal: Sociology of Education Available through J STOR

McIntosh, P. White Privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack.
Journal: Independent School Available through EbscoHost

T. Reed's review of "Ghetto Schooling" available at http://edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev5.htm

H. Zinn's "A campaign without class" available at http://www.rtis.com/touchstone/nov00/03camp.htm

Resources for Intercultural Competencies
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities sponsors this very rich website seeking "to address race/ethnicity, internationalization, gender equity, human sexuality and disenfranchisement."

Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance
Among the myriad resources of the Southern Poverty Law Center you might like first to look at this page, "Dig Deeper: Test Yourself for Hidden Bias."

Experiencing Diversity
Specifically looks at liberal arts colleges and diversity.