When diversity drops : race, religion, and affirmative action in higher education /
Park, Julie J., 1982-
When diversity drops : race, religion, and affirmative action in higher education / Julie J. Park. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
The cultural and organizational contexts of race, religion, and higher education -- Changing a culture: IVCF decides to make race matter -- Pursuing common goals: building congruence between race and faith -- "Man, this is hard": the possibilities and perils of interracial friendship -- Shifting strategies: going ethnic-specific -- When race goes on the backburner: IVCF loses diversity -- When a minority is the majority: Asian Americans in IVCF -- Renewing a commitment: realigning values, structures, and practice.
Julie J. Park examines how losing racial diversity in a university affects the everyday lives of its students. She uses a student organization, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at "California University," as a case study to show how reductions in racial diversity impact the ability of students to sustain multiethnic communities.
9781461940555 9781299821941 9780813561707
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--United States.
Multiculturalism--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--United States.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.
Multiculturalism--United States.
United States--Race relations.
Electronic Books.
LC3727 / .W446 2013
When diversity drops : race, religion, and affirmative action in higher education / Julie J. Park. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
The cultural and organizational contexts of race, religion, and higher education -- Changing a culture: IVCF decides to make race matter -- Pursuing common goals: building congruence between race and faith -- "Man, this is hard": the possibilities and perils of interracial friendship -- Shifting strategies: going ethnic-specific -- When race goes on the backburner: IVCF loses diversity -- When a minority is the majority: Asian Americans in IVCF -- Renewing a commitment: realigning values, structures, and practice.
Julie J. Park examines how losing racial diversity in a university affects the everyday lives of its students. She uses a student organization, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at "California University," as a case study to show how reductions in racial diversity impact the ability of students to sustain multiethnic communities.
9781461940555 9781299821941 9780813561707
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--United States.
Multiculturalism--United States.
Affirmative action programs in education--United States.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.
Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.
Multiculturalism--United States.
United States--Race relations.
Electronic Books.
LC3727 / .W446 2013