LEADER 03944nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910452870203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8135-6170-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813561707 035 $a(CKB)2550000001113589 035 $a(EBL)1562482 035 $a(OCoLC)863824580 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000985229 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11533961 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000985229 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11016995 035 $a(PQKB)10847764 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1562482 035 $a(OCoLC)857769852 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27712 035 $a(DE-B1597)526410 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813561707 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1562482 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10753546 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL513445 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001113589 100 $a20121129d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhen diversity drops$b[electronic resource] $erace, religion, and affirmative action in higher education /$fJulie J. Park 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-6169-8 311 $a1-299-82194-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index. 327 $aThe cultural and organizational contexts of race, religion, and higher education -- Changing a culture: IVCF decides to make race matter -- Pursuing common goals: building congruence between race and faith -- "Man, this is hard": the possibilities and perils of interracial friendship -- Shifting strategies: going ethnic-specific -- When race goes on the backburner: IVCF loses diversity -- When a minority is the majority: Asian Americans in IVCF -- Renewing a commitment: realigning values, structures, and practice. 330 $aJulie J. Park examines how losing racial diversity in a university affects the everyday lives of its students. She uses a student organization, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at "California University," as a case study to show how reductions in racial diversity impact the ability of students to sustain multiethnic communities. The story documents IVCF's evolution from a predominantly white group that rarely addressed race to the most racially diverse campus fellowship at the university. However, its ability to maintain its multiethnic membership was severely hampered by the drop in black enrollment at California University following the passage of Proposition 209, a statewide affirmative action ban. Park demonstrates how the friendships that students have-or do not have-across racial lines are not just a matter of personal preference or choice; they take place in the contexts that are inevitably shaped by the demographic conditions of the university. She contends that a strong organizational commitment to diversity, while essential, cannot sustain racially diverse student subcultures. Her work makes a critical contribution to our understanding of race and inequality in collegiate life and is a valuable resource for educators and researchers interested in the influence of racial politics on students' lives. 606 $aMinorities$xEducation (Higher)$zUnited States 606 $aAffirmative action programs in education$zUnited States 606 $aMulticulturalism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMinorities$xEducation (Higher) 615 0$aAffirmative action programs in education 615 0$aMulticulturalism 676 $a378.1/9829 700 $aPark$b Julie J.$f1982-$01049259 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452870203321 996 $aWhen diversity drops$92478112 997 $aUNINA