Setting the Table for Diversity

Contents: Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jonathan D. Kotinek Introduction: Changing Our Selves, Changing the World: Setting the Table for Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lisa L. Coleman Part I: Defining Diversity in Honors: Setting the Table for Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ellen Riek and Kathryn Sheridan African American Males and Honors Programs: Why Are Enrollments So Low? What Can Be Done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Bridal Pearson and Deborah Kohl Welcoming Einstein: Students with Disabilities in the Honors Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Doreen Arcus Mira al Espejo: A Reflection on Serving Latina/o Honors Students in Texas . . . . . . 61 Michael R. DeLeon International Students and the Challenges of Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Gergana Yaneva, John Zubizarreta, and Natalia Miteva Part II: Diversity Challenges and Opportunities African American Males in Honors Programs: Suggestions and Best Practices for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Esther Materón-Arum How Honors Programs Can Assist in the Transition of Gifted First-Generation and African American College Students . . . . . . . . . 99 Lisa Brockenbrough Sanon-Jules The Dominican University Honors Program and Service Learning: Case Studies Focusing on Engaged Learning and Social Responsibility in Diverse Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Jayati Ghosh, Julia van der Ryn, Rizza Alcaria, Asta Haman-Dicko, Alma Delia Martinez Torres, and Peter Hoang A Place for Diversity: Experiential Projects in Honors Curricula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Marcella L. McCoy A Scientific Perspective on Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Discussions of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Bridget M. Newell and Bonnie K. Baxter Nonviolent Ways to Win the War on Terror: A Student’s Reflection on Study Abroad Placed into the Institutional Context of the UNF Honors Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Kelly Heber, Ronald A. Lukens-Bull, and Charles R. Paulson Psyche as Text: Diversity Issues and First-Year Honors Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Lisa L. Coleman Part III: The Call for Transformative Diversity Passing for Black: White Privilege and Black Identity Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Jonathan D. Kotinek The Problem with Diversity: Moving Past the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Finnie D. Coleman Part IV: Appendices Appendix A: Collected Statements on Diversity from NCHC Member Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Appendix B: Structural Diversity Survey of NCHC Member Institutions. . . . . . . 255 Part V: Contributors Contributor List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265