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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815449303321

Titolo

The Future of Diversity [[electronic resource] ] : Academic Leaders Reflect on American Higher Education / / edited by D. Little, S. Mohanty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-90983-5

9786612909832

0-230-10788-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Future of Minority Studies

Disciplina

378.1/982900973

378.73

Soggetti

Higher education

Structural geology

Educational policy

Education and state

International education 

Comparative education

Higher Education

Structural Geology

Educational Policy and Politics

International and Comparative Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Future of Diversity""; ""1 Universities and Democratic Culture""; ""2 From Diverse Campuses to Integrated Campuses: How Can We Tell if We Are “Walking the Walk�?""; ""3 Is Diversity without Social Justice Enough?""; ""4 Equity and Excellence from Three Points of Reference""; ""5 Prestige and Quality in American Colleges and Universities""; ""6 Embracing the Commitment to Access, Diversity, and Equity in Higher Education""; ""7 Diversity and Excellence in American Higher Education""



""8 Educational Inequality and Three Ways to Address It""""9 Consuming Diversity in American Higher Education""; ""10 College Access, Geography, and Diversity""; ""11 Higher Education and the Challenge of Inclusion""; ""12 Notes from the Back of the Academic Bus""; ""13 Constructing Junior Faculty of Color as Strugglers: The Implications for Tenure and Promotion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

In The Future of Diversity , distinguished academic leaders, heads of universities and foundations as well as faculty with valuable research and personal experience, discuss the next stage in the pursuit of democratic diversity and excellence on our campuses across the country.