University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Asian American College Students' Perceptions of Campus Climate

Lee, Sharon

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Title
Asian American College Students' Perceptions of Campus Climate
Author(s)
Lee, Sharon
Issue Date
2008-02-20
Keyword(s)
  • Asian American
  • Diversity
  • Campus Climate
  • LLS496 F07
Abstract
This exploratory study examines Asian American students' perceptions of campus climate at a public Midwestern university. Climate perceptions, when disaggregated along ethnicity, generation, and student status, varied considerably. Findings problematize stereotypical notions of Asian American student success and adjustment as “model minorities” in higher education. Implications for student affairs practitioners are discussed.
Series/Report Name or Number
"LLS 496: Diversity Research Project: Assessing and Enhancing Campus Climate at UIUC, Prof. Jorge Chapa. The class begins with ethnographic research on the impact of the performances of ""N*W*C*"" and related events on the University of Illinois campus climate. As we are working on this initial collective effort, students also work on specifying their individual or group project for the semester. Examples include research on ""cyberbullying"" and ""cyberhatred"" i.e., internet postings that demean, insult, or threaten groups or individuals at UIUC; the self-segregation of UIUC students in social situations. Students are expected to create ethnographic ""research process pages"" with links to fieldnotes, interviews, maps, and other critical documents and to present their work at an EIU conference. This Diversity Research Project reviews the literature on actions and programs that comparable campuses have used to improve their campus climate. The goal of the Diversity Research Project will be to produce a report detailing these findings as they may be applied to UIUC. The course syllabus is available at: www.eui.uiuc.edu/docs/syllabi/LLS496F07.doc"
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Diversity on Campus/Equity and Access PRIMARY
This collection examines ways in which the U.S. university and the American college experience are affected by diversity, and difference. In particular, these student projects examine experiences of diversity on campus, including important contemporary social, cultural, and political debates on equity and access to university resources.