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Learning Communities Growing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities This article documents the efforts of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, involved in a number of faculty development activities as well as developing learning communities to strengthen student engagement and increase retention.
Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. 2006. Winter.
Approaching Diversity through Learning Communities This Washington Center Occasional Paper (Winter 2003) describes how learning communities can be designed to invite students from under-represented groups into the academy, and to help them stay and be academically successful. Three campus stories illustrate the benefits to students when learning community practice is informed by the rich work that has been done around diversity issues.
Lardner, E. 2003.
First In the Family: Advice about College from First Generation Students Whether you attend a private four-year college, a state university, or the local community college, you have much to learn from others who have gone before you. In this book, students lend a hand along your college journey. They share their experiences, offer their guidance, and give some practical tools for getting where you want to go. They hope that their conversation will open up possibilities and provide encouragement when needed the most. Each one of them has learned so much in college, about themselves, and about the larger world. Now its your turn!
2007 Campus Equity & Engagement Web Resources
Developing a Diversity Requirement: First Steps at South Puget Sound Community College This report describes how one campus used their work on Critical Moments and the Framework for Diversity and Planning to accelerate the process of developing inclusive curriculum.
DiversityWeb This website includes a comprehensive collection of campus practices and resources on diversity including strategies for institutional change, syllabi and resources for curriculum transformation and faculty development, campus climate research and assessment practices, research on the impact of diversity on student learning, and examples of effective campus initiatives and community partnerships.
National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education The mission of this consortium is to critically transform higher education environments so that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni/ae have equity in every respect. The website offers resources and information on mentorship programs
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