scholarly journals Effects of Inclusive Campus Climate (ICC) program on Sense of Belonging and Mental Wellness for Students of Color in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
minjung choi

Sense of belonging is the hypothesized precursor of the vulnerability factor for depression, whereas a higher sense of belonging promotes better psychological and social. Also, a sense of belonging for ethnic minorities is known to be negatively associated with their depressive symptoms and positively related to perceived self-efficacy, academic competence, and social acceptance. The objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the impact of the Inclusive Campus Climate (ICC) program on a sense of belonging and mental health of students of color in Predominantly White Institutions (PWI). Our central hypothesis is that an inclusive campus climate improves a sense of belonging and mental wellness for students of color in a PWI. The intervention ICC program (12-week) will be provided with the Control and Treatment group, and a pre/post/follow-up test will be conducted.; For the treatment group, Academic Support and Counseling Services will be given for 12 weeks. 420 undergraduate freshmen students will participate, and the effect size is assumed as.25. For the statistical analysis, a one-way repeated measures ANOVA test will be used separately on the experimental group and the control group. We can expect that 1) the ICC program positively affects the sense of belonging and mental wellness, and 2) treatment groups show a significant difference in both sense of belonging and mental health conditions.

Daedalus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-93
Author(s):  
Beverly Daniel Tatum

Higher education institutions are among the few places where people of different racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds can engage with each other in more than just a superficial way, providing students a unique opportunity to develop the skills needed to function effectively in a diverse, increasingly global world. Whether students develop this capacity will depend in large part on whether the institution they attend has provided structures for those critical learning experiences to take place. But what form should such learning experiences take? This essay argues that positive cross-racial engagement may require both structured intergroup dialogue and intragroup dialogue opportunities to support the learning needs of both White students and students of color in the context of predominantly White institutions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-266
Author(s):  
Richard J. Reddick

William Banks’ 1984 article “Afro-American Scholars in the University” situated Black faculty at predominantly White institutions in a milieu noting the uses and misuses of Black scholars, constituencies in conflict, the range of responses from Black scholars, and the standards and realities for their advancement in academia. Banks further discussed the stigma of affirmative action and the burden of symbolism for Black faculty. This article, written in the #BlackLivesMatter and Trump era, engages with the same questions that Banks raised 34 years prior. This response expands the context to the field of urban education, and Black urban educators in the academy particularly, through an analysis of community engagement experiences, the burdens of cultural taxation, and the impact of affirmative action in a post-Fisher political context. Incorporating events both inside and outside of academia, the author considers the centrality of creating spaces of resistance and leveraging the gains for Black academics over the past three decades to alter the standards of the academy to support Black scholars and their allies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-25
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Museus ◽  
Joanna N. Ravello

Racial and ethnic minority student departure continues to be a major concern for higher education researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. We explore the role that academic advisors play in facilitating success among students of color at predominantly White institutions that have demonstrated effectiveness at generating ethnic minority success. Three themes emerged from the findings and underscore the characteristics of academic advising that contribute to that success. First, participants noted the importance of advisors who humanized the practice of academic advising. Second, they highlighted the impact of those who adopted a multifaceted approach to advising. Finally, participants emphasized the importance of proactive academic advising. Implications for academic advising practices are discussed.


Author(s):  
Cheryl R. Rodriguez

This chapter explores Diane Lewis’s professional life as a courageous, self-determined intellectual activist. She studied anthropology at predominantly white institutions during the years when America’s apartheid policies and practices were firmly in place. Undaunted by the explicit racism and sexism of her time, Diane K. Lewis earned a PhD from Cornell University in 1962. Her experiences with blatant discrimination inspired a fiery intellectual activism. Although critical of anthropology’s colonial influences, Lewis believed the discipline could be transformed through activist engagement by insider or native scholars. Her most influential work addressed the intersection of race, gender, and class and the impact of HIV/AIDS on black communities.


2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Museus ◽  
Joanna N. Ravello

Racial and ethnic minority student departure continues to be a major concern for higher education researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. We explore the role that academic advisors play in facilitating success among students of color at predominantly White institutions that have demonstrated effectiveness at generating ethnic minority success. Three themes emerged from the findings and underscore the characteristics of academic advising that contribute to that success. First, participants noted the importance of advisors who humanized the practice of academic advising. Second, they highlighted the impact of those who adopted a multifaceted approach to advising. Finally, participants emphasized the importance of proactive academic advising. Implications for academic advising practices are discussed.


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