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Sylvia Hurtado and Bryan Cook Diverse Democracy Project Advisory Board Meeting Washington, D.C. August 16, 2002

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Project Goals To learn how colleges are creating diverse learning environments To learn how colleges are creating diverse learning environments To explore how institutions are preparing students for a diverse democracy To explore how institutions are preparing students for a diverse democracy To discover how students are learning from diverse peers To discover how students are learning from diverse peers To understand and share how different campuses achieve goals for cognitive, social, and democratic outcomes To understand and share how different campuses achieve goals for cognitive, social, and democratic outcomes

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Participating Institutions Arizona State University Arizona State University Norfolk State University Norfolk State University University of California at Los Angeles University of California at Los Angeles University of Maryland University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of New Mexico University of Washington University of Vermont

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Project Activities Update National Survey of Institutions (completed) National Survey of Institutions (completed) Longitudinal Student Survey (near completion) Longitudinal Student Survey (near completion) Campus Site Visits (completed) Campus Site Visits (completed) Working on case studies of participating campuses Working on case studies of participating campuses Typology of Campus Initiatives (on website) Typology of Campus Initiatives (on website) Focused Classroom-based Studies (completed) Focused Classroom-based Studies (completed) Liaison meeting at AAC&U (October 22 nd & 23 rd ) Liaison meeting at AAC&U (October 22 nd & 23 rd )

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Organizational Rhetoric or Reality? The Disparities Between Avowed Commitment to Diversity and Formal Programs and Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions http://www.umich.edu/~divdemo/aera2002(2)_slides.ppt

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National Survey of Institutions Purpose: Provide multi-campus consensus and discussion around a set of new outcomes for preparing students to live in a diverse democracy Purpose: Provide multi-campus consensus and discussion around a set of new outcomes for preparing students to live in a diverse democracy 1400 campuses surveyed to share opinions on important democracy outcomes 1400 campuses surveyed to share opinions on important democracy outcomes 744 institutions responded 744 institutions responded (53% return rate) (53% return rate)

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Regression Results Predictors of Evaluation and Rewards for Diversity Doctoral Institution ** Private*** Core Leadership Support for Diversity *** Institutional Priority for Diversity *** Predictors of Progress Relative to Peers: Creating a Diverse Environment Core Leadership Support for Diversity *** Institutional Priority on Prestige (-)* Institutional Priority on Diversity *** Predictors of Institutions Percentage of Minority Students Institutions admission selectivity (-)*** Public Institution (-)*** *p