Table of Contents

About the Editors v


About the Contributors vii


Part I: Introduction


1 An Overview
John W. Mullennix 2


2 Barriers to Diversity
Jerome Branche 5


3 Diversity as an Integral Component of College Curricula
Ellen R. Cohn John W. Mullennix 11


4 Faculty Members as Architects: Structuring Diversity-Accessible Courses
Ellen R. Cohn John W. Gareis 18


5 Practices That Facilitate Diversity Across the Curriculum: Inclusive Classroom Assessment
Barbara A. Frey 23


6 Diversity and Disciplinary Practices
Jean Ferguson Carr 30


Part II: Diversity Initiatives at Six Institutions


7 Multiculturalism and Diversity: One Institution's Cultural Journey
Jaime P. Munoz Laurel Willingham-McLain 40


8 Diversity Initiatives in an Online University
Helen Bond 48


9 "The City in Transition": A Multiyear Thematic Initiative at an Urban Institution
David Bogen 52


10 Diversity Initiatives at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Lynne Degitz 55


11 Diversity Initiatives at St. Louis Community College
Diane Pisacreta 58


12 Institutional Diversity Initiatives: Theory and Practice
Xae Alicia Reyes 63


Part III: Humanities


13 Introducing Gender and Race Into the Curriculum of Medieval Italian Studies
Dennis Looney 70


14 Black German Studies: Curriculum Initiatives for Diversity in German Studies
Sarah McGaughey 75


15 Afro-Hispanic Studies and Implications for Diversity in the Spanish Curriculum
James Davis 81


16 Diversity and Discipline: Approaching French Literary Studies
Roberta Hatcher 88


17 Keeping Up With Current Demographic Changes: Responsive Course Content in Foreign Language Departments
Flore Zephir 94


18 Diversity in the Linguistics Classroom
Shelome Gooden 102


19 Latin American Film and Culture
Maria Cristina Saavedra 107


20 Reframing the Reference: Diversity in Modern Design Culture
Linda Lindroth 113


21 Introduction to Dance
Susan Gillis Kruman 118


Part IV: Health Sciences


22 Diversity Curricula in Medical Education
Jeannette E. South-Paul 124


23 Diversifying Medical Ethics
Anita Silvers 130


24 Transforming a Public Health Curriculum for the 21st Century
Martha Ann Terry Robert M. Goodman Ravi K. Sharma Kenneth J. Jaros 136


25 Dialogues on Diversity in Speech-Language Pathology: Not a Job for the Faint of Heart
Shelly S. Chabon Dorian Lee-Wilkerson 145


26 Cultural Diversity as More Than a Lecture Topic: Bridging the Divide Between School and Real Life
Kris English 158


27 Preparing Culturally Responsive Practitioners in Occupational Therapy
Jaime P. Munoz 163


28 Threading Diversity Through an Occupational Therapy Curriculum
Denise Chisholm 170


29 Enhancing Multicultural Education in Rehabilitation Counseling
Michael Pramuka 175


30 Enhancing Diversity Appreciation in a Nursing Degree Completion Curriculum
Lisa Marie Bernardo Susan A. Albrecht 180


31 Enhancing Diversity Training and Culturally Responsive Caring in the First Year of the Pharmacy Curriculum
Gary P. Stoehr Teresa E. Donegan 185


32 Training Dentists to Meet the Needs of a Multicultural Society
Deborah E. Polk Richard W. Rubin 192


33 Guidelines for Disability Diversity
Katherine D. Seelman 197


34 Enhancing Interdisciplinary Communication: Electronic Health Record Technology for Health and Rehabilitation Students
Valerie J. M. Watzlaf Mindy L. Columbus 200


Part V: Natural and Social Sciences


35 Diversity Across the Curriculum: Teaching the Business Case for Diversity
Audrey J. Murrell Raymond Jones 208


36 Introducing Students to Islam and The Qur'an
Jack Meacham 213


37 On Diversity and the Teaching of Religions in India
Fred W. Clothey 219


38 Teaching Diversity for Social Change
Kathryn Russell 223


39 Diversifying a Political Science Core Class: American Political Process
Reinhard Heinisch 231


40 Designing an Advanced Course in Cross-Cultural Psychology
Dereece Smither 236


41 Incorporating Diversity Into a History of Psychology Course
John W. Mullennix 241


42 Cultural Diversity and the Public Speaking Course
John W. Gareis Ellen R. Cohn 247


43 "But That's Not How My Family Does It!" Reducing the "Weird!" of Cultural Difference in Family Communication
Lorin Basden Arnold 253


44 Infusing Diversity Into an Introductory Communication Course
John W. Gareis Ellen R. Cohn Janet Skupien 259


45 Teaching "Experiential" Intercultural Communication at an Ethnically and Culturally Homogeneous University
Ako Inuzuka 268


46 Diversity-Focused Service-Learning in General Studies and Cultural Studies Classes
Meredith Guthrie 273


47 Recognizing Student Diversity in Political Communication Classes: A Simple, Effective Approach
Gerald R. Shuster 280


48 Learning by Teaching: African-American Students Teaching Black Studies
Monica Frolander-Ulf 285


49 Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Science Classroom
Lydia B. Daniels 293


50 Integrating Diversity and Multicultural Education Into a Digital Library Course
Daqing He 298


51 Teaching Computer Skills Using Peer Tutoring
Dan P. Dewey 303


52 WISE Women: Women in Science and Engineering
Bonnie Shulman 308


Index 315

About the Author

Jerome Branche is professor of Latin American literature and cultural studies and chair of the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Poetics and Politics of Diaspora: Transatlantic Musings. John Mullennix is the editor of Diversity Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Faculty in Higher Education, published by Wiley.

Reviews

"In addition to offering key insights for introducing diversity into the curriculum, the book also provides very important practical steps for course design and actual implementation." (Teaching Theology and Religion, September 2008)