Neither Jew Nor Gentile: Exploring Issues of Racial Diversity on Protestant College Campuses
"Insightful, useful, timely. George Yancey expertly shows why Protestant colleges and universities are typically less diverse than other institutions of higher learning, why it matters, and how to change. A riveting book sure to have lasting impact."-Michael O. Emerson, Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University"You are going to love this book! More importantly, if you are an advocate for diversity at Christian colleges and universities-you are going to use this book. George Yancey gives research-based evidence that identifies the specific factors needed to create and sustain a culturally diverse campus. This is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to move diversity forward in Christian higher education. This is a book that we've been waiting for!"--Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, President, Salter McNeil & Associates, LLC"Yancey's research has important implications even beyond the Protestant colleges and universities that were his data source. After reluctantly concluding that many institutional diversity programs appear to be ineffective, he provides convincing evidence for the ongoing power of the classroom-and the professor-to alter student attitudes about race."--Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, Professor of Psychology and Director of Faculty Development, Messiah College"Yancey's careful attention to the potpourri of existing institutional diversity initiatives and the realization that these initiatives may differentially influence the academic persistence and experiences of students with respect to race is laudable. Also noteworthy is Yancey's recognition that it was important to study the correlates of matriculation and graduation for racial and ethnic minority students separately by racial and ethnic group. By doing so, Yancey does not homogenize the experiences of racial and ethnic minority students...Yancey's findings do inspire questions for future research in this area and highlight the necessity of applying an expansive understanding of all the factors related to the development of cultural competence and a more positive and inclusive campus racial climate."--The Journal of Higher Education