Diversity & Democracy, Fall 2008

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Fall2008Vol.11No.3

Class on Campus: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Socioeconomics

Socioeconomic class has dramatic effects on opportunity within and beyond college—yet it is a challenging topic of conversation for students and faculty alike. This issue of Diversity & Democracy provides some tools to guide difficult discussions about class in the hopes of creating more inclusive campuses and a more equitable world beyond.

Table of Contents

About This Issue

By Kathryn Peltier Campbell

Featured Topic

Class on Campus: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Socioeconomics

By Susan E. Borrego, California State University-Dominguez Hills

Don't Lose Your Working-Class Students

By Elizabeth Grassi, Joan Armon, and Heidi Bulmahn Barker, Regis University

Raising Awareness of Class Privilege Among Students

By Rory Gilbert, Maricopa County Community College District

Stratified Learning: Responding to the Class System of Higher Education

By Sherry Lee Linkon, Youngstown State University

Race and Class: Taking Action at the Intersections

By Rhonda Soto, Class Action

Perspectives

Class, at Vanderbilt? Breaking the Silence at an Elite Institution

By Katherine Fusco, Vanderbilt University

Engaging with Contradiction by Engaging with Community

By David Seitz, Macalester College

Campus Practice

Finding Context: Teaching About Class through Local History

By Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder, Purdue University 

Understanding Socioeconomic Difference: Studies in Poverty and Human Capability

By Harlan Beckley, Washington and Lee University

Research Report

Recent Research on Socioeconomic Status and Higher Education

Research roundup

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