How to Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students

By W. Terrell Jones, Marc Levey, Michael Blanco

The chapter authors are of different ethnic backgrounds, ranging from Hispanic to Chinese to African American. The book focuses on the minority experience and how to not just cope but win at the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534506720
• ISBN13: 9780534506728
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

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How to Succeed on a Majority Campus

Packed with essential information, How to Succeed on a Majority Campus is written specifically to help you - as a minority student - make the right decisions throughout your college career. This unique book covers: * A different view of study skills and time management * Relationships in college - developng and maintaining relationships with peers and resolvng conflicts * Racism on campus - and dealing with it on a personal, individual level * Special academic and social challenges for African-American, Latina, Native-American, and Asian-American women on today's college campus. * Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students of color in a white campus enviroment * Health and stress management strategies Plus - nearly 100 first-hand interviews with American and international students of color and comments from the counselors and advisors who have worked with them. How to Succeed on a Majority Campus includes the contributions of nine authors who come from four racial/ethnic groups and have 100-plus years of experience with minority students attending predominantly white institutions. Part survival guide, part primer on college life, and rich with real student perspectives, this book is perfect for exploring new ideas and opening your mind to the many exciting possibilities waiting for you in the college enviroment. --- from book's back cover