Inclusion in Higher Education

This edited collection presents an inquiry-based approach to inclusion in higher education that embraces scholarly inquiry, collaborative efforts, and data-driven interventions to inform transformative institutional change. The contributors analyze inclusion initiatives and recommend tailored solutions for the needs of underrepresented students.

Inclusion in Higher Education: Inquiry-Based Approaches to Change presents an inquiry-based approach to inclusion in higher education that embraces scholarly inquiry, collaborative efforts, and data-driven interventions to inform transformative institutional change. Contributors analyze inclusion initiatives that address the experiences of minoritized groups on college campuses and recommend tailored interventions for the needs of underrepresented students in varied fields of study.

Foreword

Mary Dana Hinton & Kathryn A. E. Enke

Introduction

Amanda Macht Jantzer and Kyhl Lyndgaard

Section A: Attending to Systemic Organizational Context

Chapter 1: An Ecological Model for Building Multiculturalism and Social Justice in Institutions of Higher Education

Amanda Macht Jantzer, Richard M. Wielkiewicz, and Stephen P. Stelzner

Chapter 2: It Takes a Community: Everyone is Responsible for Creating a Food Secure Campus

Emily Heying and Jonathan Nash

Chapter 3: Transportation Accessibility and Its Relation to Students’ Sense of Belonging and Inclusivity on Campus

Robert A. Kachelski, Amanda Macht Jantzer, and Emily J. Booth

Chapter 4: Mobilizing a Prejudice and Discrimination Class to Address Inclusion on Campus: Collaborative Research on Institutional Policies and Practices

Pamela Bacon, Amanda Macht Jantzer, and Jennifer Kramer

Section B: Understanding the Experiences of Minoritized Populations on Campus

Chapter 5: Pathways for Native Student Inclusion: A Framework for Redressing Institutional Injustices

Theodor P. Gordon, Belen Benway, and Claire Winters

Chapter 6: Fostering Religious Inclusion on Campus: Insights from Student Experiences

Megan Sheehan, Chris Conway, Maria Schrupp, D’Havian Scott, and Rediet Negede Lewi

Section C: Addressing Issues Facing Underrepresented Students in Varied Fields of Study

Chapter 7: Taking Stock: An Equity Audit of a Teacher Education Program

Madeleine Israelson, Diana Fenton, Catherine Bohn-Gettler, Terri Rodriguez, Allison Spenader, and Brandyn Woodard

Chapter 8: Lessons and Uses for Studying Inclusivity in Biology

Katherine Furniss, Jacob Jantzer, Thomas Kirkman, and Kyle McClure

Chapter 9: Building Inclusivity in the Spanish Classroom: Bridging the Gaps between Latinx and Heritage Speakers and Second Language Learners

Emily Kuffner, Tania Gómez, and Sarah Schaaf

Chapter 10: Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in Exercise Science Education

Mary Stenson, Don Fischer, Janelle Hinchley, and Janna LaFountaine

Conclusion

Amanda Macht Jantzer and Kyhl Lyndgaard