Mixing It Up: Supporting Multiracial Students in Racial Affinity GroupsPosted in Campus Life, Forthcoming Media, Live Events, United States on 2012-02-25 15:00Z by Steven |
Mixing It Up: Supporting Multiracial Students in Racial Affinity Groups
American College Personnel Association
ACPA 2012 Annual Convention
Louisville, Kentucky
2012-03-24 through 2012-03-28
Session Information:
Wednesday, 2012-03-28
08:30-09:30 EDT (Local Time)
Kentucky International Convention Center, 212 & 213
Heather C. Lou, FYE Coordinator
University of Vermont
Adam J. Ortiz, House Director
Hampshire College
Rachel Luna
University of the Pacific
Racial affinity groups in higher education have significant potential to advance positive identity development for people of all races. The dynamic between dominant and non-dominant social identities calls for individuals to be divided into binary racial affinity groups of White and People of Color (POC). Frustration, anxiety, and feelings of marginality can arise when multiracial people are asked to choose between groups. In this presentation, will discuss tactics to best support multiracial students through affinity group facilitation.
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