Emancipatory Change in US Higher Education

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This edited volume explores and deconstructs the possibilities of higher education beyond its initial purpose. The book contextualizes and argues for a more robust interrogation of persistent patterns of campus inequality driven by rapid demographic change, reduced public spending in higher education, and an increasingly polarized political landscape. It offers contemporary views and critiques ideas and practices such as micro-aggressions, implicit and explicit bias, and their consequences in reifying racial and gender-based inequalities on members of nondominant groups. The book also highlights coping mechanisms and resistance strategies that have enabled members of nondominant groups to contest primarily racial- and gender- based inequity. In doing so, it identifies new ways higher education can do what it professes to do better, in all ways, from providing real benefit to students and communities, while also setting a bar for society to more effectively realize its stated purpose and creed. Preface Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction: Transforming Higher Education—Reflections on the Past and Possibilities for the Future Purposes of Higher Education in Steady Tension Progress, Constraints, and Potential for Transformation Reimagining Higher Education for the Next Generation References Chapter 2: The American University and the Struggle for Democracy Introduction Democracy in America Democracy and Higher Education What Can Be Done? Conclusion References Chapter 3: Space, Place, and Power in the Neoliberal Academy: Reflections on Asian American Women and Leadership in The Chair Introduction Invisibility/Visibility and the Labor of Asian American Women’s Leadership Refusing and Re-placing Spaces of Trauma Solidarities Through Networks of Belonging Conclusion: What Can Be? References Chapter 4: Equity and Efficacy in Teaching Effectiveness Assessment (TEA) Introduction Why Change TEA? Why Now? The Changing Context of Higher Education Actionable Data, Bias, and Statistical Meaninglessness A Modest Proposal: TEA for Transformation Versus TEA for Status Quo Self and Peer Observation Self-Reflection Peer Observation Course Organization Context and Purpose Student and Community Engagement Teacher Presence Student Learning Assessment Student Perspectives Sample Student Perspective Survey Course Design Inclusion and Belonging Teacher Presence Engagement Assessment Modality and Context Global Extraordinary Commendations and Concerns Hard Choices and Obstacles References Chapter 5: What Students, Whose Success? Reimagining the Transformation of Higher Education Through Critically Engaged Student Success Initiatives Introduction Positionality of the Authors The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Multi-dimensional Perspectives from Stakeholders Institutional Gaps in Support and Transformative Possibilities At the Core: Financial Aid One-Stop Shop: Meeting Students’ Basic Needs Basic Needs Support in the Fabric of the University Reimagining the Transformative Possibility of Higher Education References Chapter 6: Transformative Mentoring Relationships: Engaging Student Voices to Create Emancipatory Change in Curriculum Introduction Literature Review Defining Mentoring Importance of Graduate Faculty Mentors Challenges in Finding and Maintaining Supportive Graduate Mentorship Latina/o/x Graduate Students Theoretical Framework Methodology Findings Prioritizing Health and Wellness Advocating for Students Remotely Discussion References Chapter 7: A Center for Sight and Sound: Connecting Media Representations to Critical Production Training Introduction Background Our Sample We See What We’re Shown Why We Need a Center for Sight and Sound Conclusion References Chapter 8: The Quiet Revolution: Humanizing Institutions of Higher Education in the Wake of Existential Trauma Introduction In the Wake of Existential Trauma In Praise of Humans Multicultural Humanistic Psychology Culturally Relative Self-Actualization Multicultural Constellations Conclusion The Light in the Tower, Rebuilding a Multicultural Humanistic Institution References Chapter 9: The Latina Madre and Her Journey to Baccalaureate Degree Attainment Introduction The Study Place Findings Familia Culture and Gender Barriers and Challenges Resolve Research Limitations Implications for Practice Personal Reflection Soy Una Latina Madre Xicanisma Findings Source of Inspiration Conclusion References Chapter 10: Why Race Matters in Financial Literacy Education Introduction The Cost of ‘Undergrad’: A Crisis Financial Education: Where Did It Go? College Students Lack Financial Literacy Critically Examining Financial Literacy Methods Findings Countering White Normativity What Can Be Budgeting, Saving, and Preparing for the Future Is Student Success Buying Black and Addressing Inequalities Implications Conclusion References Chapter 11: Philanthropic Funding and the Future of HBCUs Introduction Funding Trends of HBCUs Philanthropic Funding and HBCUs Conclusion References Chapter 12: Forging Community: Reflections on a Colloquium for Critical Scholars of College Sport Introduction Colloquium Origin and Design Context Colloquium Format Profile of Colloquium Participants Proposed Assignments for the Participants and Colloquium Outcomes Insights from the Colloquium Colloquium Outcomes References Index