Educating a Diverse Nation Educating a Diverse Nation Lessons from Minority- Serving Institutions clifton conrad & marybeth gasman cambridge, massachusetts, & london, en gland 2015 Copyright © 2015 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First printing Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978- 0- 674- 73680- 1 To the students, staff , faculty, and administrators at Minority- Serving Institutions throughout the nation Contents Ac know ledg ments ix Introduction: Learning from Minority- Serving Institutions about Cultivating Student Success 1  | Th e Challenge of Educating a Diverse America 14  | Minority- Serving Institutions: Educating Diverse Students for a Diverse World 21  | Tribal Colleges and Universities: Culturally Responsive Places 35  | Hispanic- Serving Institutions: Designing Pathways for Student Success 93  | Historically Black Colleges and Universities: It’s All in the Family 152  | Asian American and Native American Pacifi c Islander–S erving Institutions: Pathways to and through College 201  | Practices for Educating a Diverse America 257 Conclusion: A College Education for a Diverse Nation 273 Notes 277 Index 291