Race and Class beyond Enrollment: The Link between Socioeconomic Diversity and Cross-Racial Interaction

Colleges increasingly emphasize the importance of socioeconomic diversity, but little work examines the link between such diversity and outcomes important to the campus climate. Using a national dataset, we test the link between two measures of socioeconomic diversity and cross-racial interaction, a...

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Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 2019-01, Vol.90 (5), p.665-689
Main Authors: Park, Julie, Bowman, Nicholas, Denson, Nida, Eagan, Kevin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
admissions
Affirmative Action
campus climate
Classroom communication
College Environment
College Freshmen
College Seniors
Comparative Analysis
Correlation
diversity
Educational Benefits
Income
Institutional Characteristics
Intergroup Relations
Muslim Americans
Predictor Variables
race
Racial Relations
Social Differences
Socioeconomic
socioeconomic diversity
Socioeconomic Status
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Student Diversity
Student Surveys
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Summary:Colleges increasingly emphasize the importance of socioeconomic diversity, but little work examines the link between such diversity and outcomes important to the campus climate. Using a national dataset, we test the link between two measures of socioeconomic diversity and cross-racial interaction, an outcome paramount to triggering the benefits of diversity. Findings indicate that there was no direct effect associated with this form of socioeconomic diversity. However, cross-racial interaction was lowest at institutions with lower structural income diversity and lower structural racial diversity. Comparison of predictors between income groups also identify that middle and upper-income Black students have significantly higher rates of cross-racial interaction. Implications for policymakers and educators are discussed.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.2018.1547032