Creating Multicultural Change on Campus by Raechele L. Pope & Amy L. Reynolds & John A. Mueller

Author:Raechele L. Pope & Amy L. Reynolds & John A. Mueller [Pope, Raechele L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118421123
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014-06-15T21:00:00+00:00

First-Order Change: Programmatic

This cell of the MCIM (cell E) is primarily focused on programmatic interventions targeting the entire college or university or perhaps a particular division, school, or department within an institution. Such efforts have included highly visible changes, such as the development or expansion of programs that address multicultural student services. These offices may be broad in their mission (e.g., Office of Multicultural Affairs) or more specialized (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT] services, Native American cultural house). Developing a multicultural in-service to train all tutors within academic support services would be another type of programmatic change. Creating new positions on campus, whether it is the vice provost for campus diversity or a multicultural advocate within a specific office, is another way to make programmatic changes around multicultural issues. Although these efforts are important and can create an important and observable commitment to multicultural issues on campus, these interventions may not ultimately alter the underlying values or structure of an office, division, or overall institution. Hiring individuals or creating offices to address multicultural issues tends to make those individuals and programs responsible for diversity on campus but fails to make other individuals understand their responsibility or be held accountable. Such an approach is akin to simply relying on multicultural experts rather than the broader expectation of multicultural competence for all. If criteria for evaluating work performance or distributing discretionary funds are not tied to diversity issues, then the paradigm shift needed for second-order change is not likely to occur. Understanding programmatic interventions is essential to creating a foundation for broad and lasting multicultural change.

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