Ethnic Studies and Multiculturalism

Thomas J. La Belle is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research at West Virginia University. At the University of Pittsburgh, Christopher R. Ward is Administrative Officer for Generations Together, an Intergenerational Studies Program in the University Center for Social and Urban Research, and an adjunct faculty member teaching Educational Anthropology. La Belle and Ward are authors of Multiculturalism and Education, also published by SUNY Press.

• Introduction Part I. Historical and Conceptual Backdrop 1. Ethnicity, Multiculturalism, and Higher Education in the United States Prior to 1960 2. Segmentation and Intergroup Relations through Education Part II. Multiculturalism and Ethnic Studies: A Contemporary View 3. The Rise of Multiculturalism 4. The Emergence and Status of Contemporary Ethnic Studies Programs in the United States Part III. The Context and Strategies for Addressing Diversity 5. Ethnic Studies, Multiculturalism, and the Social and Political Context: A Mirror to Society's Intergroup Relations 6. Alernatives to Multicultural and Ethnic Studies: Strategies for Institutional Change References Index

"The book is useful because it provides a context for looking at multiculturalism and ethnic studies in higher education. One of the broadest discussions currently available, the book places the topic in an appropriate and useful historical and institutional context. It is highly relevant to current debates about ethnic studies—a debate that is likely to continue for a long time." —G. Altbach, Boston College"The topic is very important and the book uses a combination of historical and current social science analysis to explore the development of multicultural and ethnic studies in higher education. The authors are even-handed and present a wide range of opinions and approaches." — William B. Stanley, University of Delaware