Category: Campus Life

  • Differences give mixed-heritage students a common bond The Los Angeles Times 2013-05-27 Larry Gordon Increasing numbers of college campus clubs give voice to those who don’t fit into the traditional perceptions of race. No matter what their ancestry or their skin color, many members of UCLA’s Mixed Student Union say they have repeatedly been asked…

  • “My dad is samurai”: Positioning of race and ethnicity surrounding a transnational Colombian Japanese high school student Linguistics and Education Available Online: 2013-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.linged.2013.03.002 Satoko Shao-Kobayashi Chiba University, Japan Highlights Racial hierarchies in different countries impact transnational students’ positioning in local contexts. Participants Other coethnics by using various labels to destigmatize their own minority…

  • Multiracial Identity Development and the Impact of Race-Oriented Student Services Kansas State University 2013 46 pages Margaret Roque A REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs College of Education Multiracial identity development has been a topic of study that has…

  • Obama Urges Morehouse Graduates to ‘Keep Setting an Example’ The New York Times 2013-05-19 Mark Landler ATLANTA — President Obama came to Morehouse College, the alma mater of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Sunday to tell graduates, 50 years after Dr. King’s landmark “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, that “laws…

  • Zumbi dos Palmares College encourages Afro-Brazilians to study Infosurhoy.com 2012-04-27 InfoSurHoy.com is a one-stop source of news and information about, and for, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is sponsored by the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). Thiago Borges Opened in 2004 in São Paulo, the institution reserves 50% of its enrollment for people of…

  • Multiracial students discover identities in college USA Today 2013-04-04 Taylor Lewis, USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent College offers multiracial students the chance to have open conversations about race, allowing them to embark on a quest that is crucial in developing their identities. When Sam Ho receives a form where he must select his race, he has…

  • Hamilton school board asks aboriginal families to “self identify” CBC News Hamilton 2013-04-19 Taylor Ablett The Hamilton Wentworth District School Board is asking aboriginal families to “self identify” as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. “We are encouraging families to self-identify because it will enable us to determine programming and supports to increase First Nation, Métis…

  • Generation Mixed and the One Love Club Gino Michael Pellegrini: Education, Amalgamation, Race, Class & Solidarity 2012-06-03 Gino Pellegrini, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California The popular media and specifically the Race Remixed series in the New York Times propagate the myth of multiracialism. According to this social myth, the increasing…

  • A Mixed Bag: Examining the College Experience of Multi-Racial Students INSIGHT Into Diversity April/May 2012 (2012-03-29) Andrea Williams, Contributing Writer To most American youth, college is the requisite rite of passage into adulthood, an experience marked as much by self-exploration and discovery as biology lectures and late night cram sessions.   From managing the excitement…

  • Colleges or universities with monoracial cultural centers pose a challenge for biracial and multiracial students. While we know that challenge is an important feature of the student development process, we must still think deeply about the challenges we present through the messages sent by our programs and services. Is this level of challenge harmful or…