Inclusive Excellence: UConn Builds Capacity for Diversity and Change

Autor/in	Williams, Damon A.
Titel	Inclusive Excellence: UConn Builds Capacity for Diversity and Change
Quelle	In: Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 21 (2006) 1, S.17-19 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-6405
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; College Students; College Faculty; School Holding Power; Adoption (Ideas); Inclusive Schools; Cultural Pluralism; Institutional Environment; Diversity (Faculty); Student Diversity; Change Strategies; Connecticut; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Kulturpluralismus; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	For the past several years, the University of Connecticut has been carrying out an ambitious plan in pursuit of what the Association of American Colleges and Universities calls "inclusive excellence." The idea is that true excellence should be measured by how well campus systems, structures and processes meet the needs of "all" students, regardless of socioeconomic, racial, gender or other characteristics. At UConn, standard indicators of excellence such as SAT scores are at an all-time high across the entering class, and so is enrollment of historically underrepresented African-American and Latino students. UConn is also retaining and graduating minority students at rates that are among the nation's highest. The university has recorded a slight increase in the ethnic and racial diversity of the faculty. There is no magic formula for achieving inclusive excellence. In this article, the author discusses the following lessons from the UConn experience: (1) Diversity has to be a campus-wide priority; (2) An empowered, formal diversity infrastructure is essential; (3) Bubble-up energy and entrepreneurial strategies are essential to change; and (4) A shift in administrative systems is needed to accommodate the needs of historically underrepresented populations. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10