Mixed Race Students in College

Kristen A. Renn is Assistant Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University.

• Preface 1. The Context of Mixed Race Students in American Higher Education 2. The Ecology of Multiracial Identity on Campus—An Analytic Framework and Research Design 3. Patterns of Multiracial Identity among College Students 4. I'm Black—Monoracial Identity 5. I'm Asian and Latina—Multiple Monoracial Identities 6. I'm Mixed—Multiracial Identity 7. I Don't Check Any Boxes—Extraracial Identity 8. It Depends—Situational Identity 9. From Patterns to Practice—What Mixed Race Identity Patterns Mean for Educational Practice Appendix A: Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity Appendix B: Summary of Study Participants Appendix C: Interview and Focus Group Protocols Notes References Index

"It offers a clear conceptual framework, thorough literature review, captivating stories, and meaningful applications to higher education practice and policy … By reading [it] … we are provided additional insight into the lives of mixed race students and how best to address and facilitate their academic and social development." — Journal of College Student Development"The very solid research design features ethnographic methods and grounded theory to shed light on the experiences, interests, needs, and developmental influences that mixed raced students have. Plusses of the author's appropriate and detailed framework feature the use of classic scholarship (i.e., Bronfenbrenner) and thorough literature research. The major findings include a typology of identity patterns and the notion that a singular racial identity is not always reasonable or desirable." — CHOICE