Race Relations on the College Campus

The previous chapters focused on students working with identity issues, affiliation needs, and other developmental psychosocial tasks. These chapters focused on building a systematic awareness of racial identity and the basic underlying assumptions that have been taught to school-age youth by their culture teachers. Following from the previous chapters' emphasis on awareness, this chapter will focus on what to do with this awareness and the move toward knowledge and comprehension as a higher stage of development.

There are indications of progress in preventing prejudice at college campuses in the increased representation of minorities among students and faculty, explicit mission statements against prejudice, and courses focused on social problems of racism and prejudice. There are, however, ...