Diversity's Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work
This book frames a comprehensive approach to diversity that shifts the emphasis from individuals to institutions. The author pushes us past our assumptions and safe ways of seeing difference and inclusion. It is tantamount to a paradigm shift for the entire diversity field. It is a most significant piece of work for this century.(Yolanda T. Moses, University of California, Riverside)An important contribution for its succinct and persuasive framing of diversity as more than an afterthought but as an essential and primary lens through which to view our institutional work education... This text unequivocally and strategically frames the implementation of our contemporary diversity imperative.(Ryan P. Barone & Sue A. SaundersJournal of College Student Development)A valuable resource in offering a multifaceted approach for colleges and universities to follow in seeking to make diversity efforts constitute a core part of institutional functioning... Smith offers a very useful work that is accessible to a more general audience, including higher education administrators, as well as of value to scholars specializing in diversity issues.(Neal HutchensTeachers College Record)This book provides guidance for advisors interested in developing a stronger understanding of diversity related topics and provides the stimulus for meaningful discussions about methods that enhance the institutional climate for multiple student groups.(Adrian H. HuertaNACADA Journal)A must-read for anyone working in higher education... This book offers a deep, broad, and forward-looking approach to makingDiversity's Promise for Higher Educationa closer, rather than a distant reality.(Christine A. StanleyReview of Higher Education)Each generation is becoming more diverse than the previous, that being said, even you that teach in rural or suburban communities will benefit from this book.(Kick Ass Book Reviews)A groundbreaking text that highlights diversity's crucial role as a driving force for change in higher education.(Teaching Theology and Religion)