Previous discussions

Deficit thinking

• Bensimon, E. M. (2005), Closing the achievement gap in higher education: An organizational learning perspective. New Directions for Higher Education, 2005: 99–111. doi: 10.1002/he.190 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/he.190/abstract

Inclusionary academic discourse

• White & Lowenthal, (2010).  Minority College Students and Tacit “Codes of Power”: Developing Academic Discourses and Identities, The Review of Higher Education.
• Chris Diggs also shared this article from the new NPR team on race, ethnicity, and culture which includes embedded videos reflecting on code-switching (including Obama, Beyonce, a multilingual 3-year old and a comedy sketch by Key & Peele).

Valuing the Liberal Arts

• “Close the Gap Between the Liberal Arts and Career Services” Brooks, K. (2009).  Chronicle of Higher Education.  Vol. 56; Issue 11, p. A112-A112
•  “In Tight Employment Market, Career Services Gain Clout“
•  “Choosing and Using a Liberal Arts Major” (Starr Career Center handout).

First and second generation students

• Pike, G., and G. Kuh. 2005. First- and second-generation college students: A comparison of their engagement and intellectual development. Journal of Higher Education 76, no. 3: 276–300.