Closing the Opportunity Gap

Identity-Conscious Strategies for Retention and Student Success
Herausgeber: Pendakur, Vijay

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers a proven approach to the retention and success of under-represented students. It advocates a strategic approach through which an institution sets clear goals and metrics and integrates the identity support work of cultural / diversity centres with skill building through cohort activities to enable students to successfully navigate college, graduate on time and transition to work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781620363119
• ISBN-10: 1620363119
• Artikelnr.: 44270956

Autorenporträt

Vijay Pendakur Dr. Vijay Pendakur serves as an Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University - Fullerton. Prior to joining Cal State Fullerton, Dr. Pendakur served as the Director for the Office of Multicultural Student Success, a department charged with increasing the retention and persistence of low-income students, first generation students, and students of color at DePaul University in Chicago. He holds a bachelor's degree in history and East Asian studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master's degree in U.S. history from the University of California, San Diego, and a doctorate in education from DePaul University. Shaun R. Harper, PhD, is a professor in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and is the USC Race and Equity Center Executive Director. He is an expert on racial, gender, and LGBT issues in corporations, law firms, Hollywood production companies, and universities. He also is an expert on college sports. He offers organizations live, and high-quality virtual experiences on a range of topics pertaining to equity, diversity, and inclusion in business and on campus.Dr. Harper has consulted with more than 200 businesses and institutions on strategies related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and other academic publications, and procured $13 million in research grants. He is presently working on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Business, his 13th book. His research has been cited in over 12,000 published studies. The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune, Washington Post, Black Enterprise, and several thousand other news outlets have quoted Professor Harper and featured his research. He has been interviewed on CNN, ESPN, and NPR.Prior to becoming a faculty member, he was Assistant Director of MBA Admissions for the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Dr. Harper spent a decade at the Universi

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Shaun R. Harper Introduction. Two distinct paths and a missed
opportunity. Vijay Pendakur1. Family Engagement for First-Generation
Families and Families of Color. Andrea Arzuaga 2. Retaining and Graduating
Empowered Men of Color. Eric Mata and André Bobb 3. Identity-Conscious
Approaches to First-Year, Peer-to-Peer Retention Programs. Sara Furr 4. The
Promise and Challenge of Leadership Development for Women of Color. Tomika
Rodriguez 5. Social Capital. Identity-Conscious Leadership Development
Curricula for Students of Color. Jeff Brown and Nydia María Stewart 6.
Career Discernment and Career Capital Development for Students of Color and
First-Generation College Students. Richard P. Morales and Eric Mata 7.
Empowerment Agents. Developing Staff and Faculty to Support Students at the
Margins. Sumun L. Pendakur 8. Food, Shelter, and Success. Mitigating Risk
for Low-Income College Students. Art Munin and Michele Enos Conclusion.
Tying It All Together. Vijay Pendakur Afterword. Vijay Pendakur Editor and
Contributors Index