Lee/Ladousa Book Review

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After reading Part I: Identities in Practice of the Lee/LaDousa book, my view of the role of Higher Education administrators was affirmed. My belief is higher education administrators are not engaged with students of color on college campuses. I feel Higher Education administrators are aware of increasing minority enrollment but unaware of how to foster diverse cultural unity among the student body. Higher Education administrators are using research and studies to build counterspaces for students of color in a poor attempt to assist students of color with assimilation to college life. This approach is not culturally inclusive and creates division among the student body. It was suggested in the reading that universities should assess their

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