General Educational Resources & Links

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• Diversity Web
  Interactive research hub for higher education, Association of American colleges and Universities (AAC&U).
• Does Diversity Make a Difference? Three Research Studies on Diversity in College Classrooms, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C. 2000
• Research Shows Positive Student Response to Diversity Initiatives
  Researchers of a 1996 report that used interpretive analysis of both quantitative and qualitative research on the impact of diversity on student learning found that, for the most part, diversity initiatives have a positive impact on both minority and majority students.
• The Impact of Diversity on College Students: The Latest Research, by Debra Humphreys, AAC&U, for the Ford Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative. 1998
• Who Benefits from Racial Diversity in Higher Education? , by Mitchell J. Chang, Loyola Marymount University, and Alexander W. Astin, University of California, Los Angeles. Diversity Digest, Winter 1997
  Citing a series of recent empirical studies, this article details how white students, as well as students of color, benefit from racial diversity. Such findings "suggest that there is a sound educational justification for institutional attempts to create a racially diverse student body."
• Diversity Works: The Emerging Picture of How Students Benefit, by Daryl Smith, Claremont Graduate University. 1997
  This executive summary is from a report that analysizes the emerging research on the effects of campus diversity on students. Locating 300 seperate studies on diversity in higher education, the report Diversity Works makes a strong case for the success and importance of diveristy iniatives in suporting educational excellence throughout the campus. This summary includes fifteen statements about "what works" in campus diversity efforts.