Diversity Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Faculty in Higher EducationJerome Branche, John W. Mullennix, Ellen R. Cohn This practical guide will empower even the busiest faculty members to create culturally inclusive courses and learning environments. In a collection of more than 50 vignettes, exceptional teachers from a wide range of academic disciplines—health sciences, humanities, sciences, and social sciences—describe how they actively incorporate diversity into their teaching. Different strategies discussed include a role-model approach, creating a safe space in the classroom, and the cultural competency model. Written for teaching faculty in all disciplines of higher education, this book offers practical guidance on culturally inclusive course design, syllabus construction, textbook selection, and assessment strategies. In addition, examples of diversity initiatives are detailed at six institutions: Duquesne University, Emerson College, St. Louis Community College, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland University College, and University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. This book also contains an overview of the following areas:
|
Contents
An Overview | 2 |
Diversity as an Integral Component of College Curricula | 11 |
Structuring DiversityAccessible Courses | 18 |
Copyright | |
25 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
academic activities African-American Afro-German Afro-Hispanic American approach areas assessment assignments backgrounds behavior black German studies challenge classroom clinical communication course cultural competence cultural diversity curricular curriculum dance digital library disability discussion diversity and multiculturalism Duquesne Duquesne University EHR system ethnic evaluation example experience faculty February 22 feminism film focus focused gender German studies global goals graduate higher education Hispanic important incorporate initiatives institutions instructor interactions Journal knowledge language learning linguistic literature Maya Lin minority multicultural education nursing Occupational Therapy outcomes participation patients perspectives political population practice professional professor psychology public health Qur'an race racial readings reflection responsibility Rockhurst University role semester skills social strategies syllabus teaching theory threaded discussions topics transformation U.S. Census Bureau UMass Amherst UMUC undergraduate understanding University of Pittsburgh values women