Diversity at college : real stories of students conquering bias and making higher education more inclusive / James Stellar, Chrisel Martinez, Brandy Eggan, Beny Poy, Chloeʹ Skye Weiser, Rachel Eager, Marc Cohen, Agata Buras.
Introduction and overview -- Beny's story, implicit bias -- Rachel's story, self-handicapping -- Chrisel's story, low socioeconomic status and peer support -- Marc's story, in-group. out-group -- Agata's story, stereotype threat -- Conclusions. Experiential education in leveraging diversity.
Summary:
"In this book, five recent undergraduates share their deeply personal struggles as students. From being a Latino at a campus filled with white faculty, to being a female medical student advised to "marry a doctor" - the stories in this book share the relatable struggles of real students, and how they overcame bias, stigma, stereotypes and ignorance to create a college experience that truly prepared them for the world. These genuine stories are all curated by a professor with decades of experience in experimental education and behavioral neuroscience, who explores each experience through the lens of social science principles like implicit bias or stereotype threat. Together, these perspectives offer an actionable roadmap for students, faculty and administrators for genuine learning about diversity in a world that desperately needs it"--back cover.
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