Fourth Annual National Conference (1999)

“NATIVE AMERICAN UNDERREPRESENTATION IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS”

Helen Long Soldier et al. — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:51:53 PDT

“COMMON GROUND: A SURVEY OF PERSPECTIVES FROM THE 1999 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA DIVERSITY SUMMIT”

Juan Gonzales — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:49:30 PDT

“THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BUILDING COMMUNITY”

Randy Ross — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:48:08 PDT

WAYNE B. POWELL

Wayne B. Powell — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:48:07 PDT

MOLLY TOVAR

Molly Tovar — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:44:45 PDT

LENA WRIGHT MYERS

Lena Wright Myers — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:43:24 PDT

CARLOS MUÑOZ, JR.

Carlos Muñoz Jr. — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:42:05 PDT

Challenging the Campus Power Structure in Pro Per: A Paradigm for Moving Beyond Diversity 101

Regina Harvey McLaughlin — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:16:27 PDT

“This session examines the fallibility of “vested power” in one institution of higher learning; and the impetus of self-empowerment of one individual, who happened to have been a woman of color in a predominantly white institution.”

The MLO Model: A College-Level Approach to University Minority Student Affairs

Lee Ann Davis et al. — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:15:07 PDT

“The MLO model opens the university to broader minority leadership, vision, position of power and productivity while reducing what might be perceived as institutional rigidity in coping with the unique needs of students in its colleges.”

The Shaping of a New Identity: Continuation of the Transformation Process of People of Color on White University College Campuses Into "White" People of Color

William B. Stewart et al. — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:13:49 PDT

“Our study will show how the pyramidal structure as a permanent feature of every aspect of American society continues to function in the same manner at institutions of higher learning.”

Pragmatism: Exploring Black Studies and Multiculturalism in Higher Education

Earnest N. Bracey — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:12:31 PDT

“In the final analysis, we must understand that a heterogeneous culture defies any attempt to codify an American ‘canon’ of essential learning.”

Language, Race, and Social Justice: The Graduate School Experience of a Young Chicano

Alejandro Covarrubias — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:12:30 PDT

“This session brings together the voices of several Chicanos who participated in a focus group and semi-structured interviews about their experiences in academica into a single voice that speaks form a Chicano standpoint.”

Artificial Equations, Artificial Distinctions: Language that Poisons the Waters of Ethnic Relations

Kenneth D. Richardson — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:12:30 PDT

“It is my contention at this point that when race relations on campuses get better, it is in spite of, not because of, the proliferation of jargon-based rhetoric about diversity.”

We've Been Admitted: Now What?

Christine Robinson et al. — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:10:14 PDT

“The purpose of the roundtable is to share the challenges faced in making change at a predominantly white academic institution.”

The Phantom Menace Or Why College Campus Racism and Intolerance Will Outlive Us All

Hinda Adele Barlaz et al. — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:08:58 PDT

“We cannot be passive; we must exercise a sustained sense of moral outrage, so as to be agents of change in our academic work environments.”

The Deepening of Diversity: Lessons from Critical Moments

Suzy Prenger et al. — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:08:58 PDT

“This educational model identifies critical moments in the educational experiences of non-traditional students, particularly nonwhite, first generation students. The moments are critical because the students perceive that their difference sets them apart.”

The Importance of Community and Its Impact on the Quality of Campus Life and Success for African American Students

Richard W. White — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:06:34 PDT

“While we are accustomed to viewing special programs as efforts to ensure the success of underrepresented students, we may overlook that what these programs communicate about these students are part of the structure of higher education that they must struggle against.”

The Training of People of Color Who are Multicultural Affairs Professionals in Y2M

Irma Almirall-Padamsee — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:05:19 PDT

“Students of color must continue to be nurtured as insightful leaders for our community and White students must be trained as allies in change. As professionals we must excel in our ability to make both things happen.”

African American Student Access To and Completion Of Higher Education, 1960-1992: A Correspondence Theory Analysis

Paula Snyder — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:04:06 PDT

“This presentation utilizes correspondence theory to analyze African American undergraduate student access to and completion of higher education in the United States. Findings from this research are presented and policy recommendations affecting Black student enrollment and graduation are discussed.”

The Problem with “All for One and One for All” Expectations: Differential Effects of Race and Commitment in the Workplace

James R. Jones — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:04:05 PDT

“The examples cited here reinforce the need for theoreticians and practitioners alike to consider the difficulties that may arise from viewing people through a single lens.”