Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Race and the Protestant College Campus; 3 Minority Students on Protestant Campuses; 4 The Impact of Diversity Initiatives on White StudentsWhat Do the Students Say?; 5 The Impact of Diversity Initiatives on Students of ColorWhat Do the Students Say?; 6 Characteristics of Successful Professors and Diversity Courses; 7 Suggestions for Protestant Colleges; Appendix: Methodology; References; Index
Summary
In recent years, Protestant churches and denominations have become increasingly concerned with issues of racial diversity and reconciliation. Recent scholarship has examined this growing awareness, but has seldom attended to issues of diversity on the campuses and seminaries that educate the leaders of these churches and denominations: campuses and seminaries which have, historically, enrolled fewer students of color than nonsectarian institutions. George Yancey explores the methods that Protestant colleges and universities use to promote racial diversity, as well as the attitudes of the white
