National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2010
Citation
Published in 2010 by National Collegiate Honors Council
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Abstract
Contents:
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Jonathan D. Kotinek
Introduction: Changing Our Selves, Changing the World: Setting the Table for Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lisa L. Coleman
Part I: Defining Diversity in Honors: Setting the Table for Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ellen Riek and Kathryn Sheridan
African American Males and Honors Programs: Why Are Enrollments So Low? What Can Be Done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Bridal Pearson and Deborah Kohl
Welcoming Einstein: Students with Disabilities in the Honors Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Doreen Arcus
Mira al Espejo: A Reflection on Serving Latina/o Honors Students in Texas . . . . . . 61
Michael R. DeLeon
International Students and the Challenges of Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Gergana Yaneva, John Zubizarreta, and Natalia Miteva
Part II: Diversity Challenges and Opportunities
African American Males in Honors Programs: Suggestions and Best Practices for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Esther Materón-Arum
How Honors Programs Can Assist in the Transition of Gifted First-Generation and African American College Students . . . . . . . . . 99
Lisa Brockenbrough Sanon-Jules
The Dominican University Honors Program and Service Learning: Case Studies Focusing on Engaged Learning and Social Responsibility in Diverse Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Jayati Ghosh, Julia van der Ryn, Rizza Alcaria, Asta Haman-Dicko, Alma Delia Martinez Torres, and Peter Hoang
A Place for Diversity: Experiential Projects in Honors Curricula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Marcella L. McCoy
A Scientific Perspective on Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Discussions of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Bridget M. Newell and Bonnie K. Baxter
Nonviolent Ways to Win the War on Terror: A Student’s Reflection on Study Abroad Placed into the Institutional Context of the UNF Honors Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Kelly Heber, Ronald A. Lukens-Bull, and Charles R. Paulson
Psyche as Text: Diversity Issues and First-Year Honors Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Lisa L. Coleman
Part III: The Call for Transformative Diversity
Passing for Black: White Privilege and Black Identity Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Jonathan D. Kotinek
The Problem with Diversity: Moving Past the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Finnie D. Coleman
Part IV: Appendices
Appendix A: Collected Statements on Diversity from NCHC Member Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Appendix B: Structural Diversity Survey of NCHC Member Institutions. . . . . . . 255
Part V: Contributors
Contributor List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Comments
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