Higher education in a global society: achieving diversity, equity and excellence

International scientific associations and intercultural dialogue / Alberto Martinelli

Diversity policies and national contexts / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth and Robert T. Teranishi

Nigerian universities and the problem of cultural diversity : policy responses and consequences / L. Adele Jinadu

How to meet the challenge of diversity in the French system of education? / Sarah Esther Ouaja

Polish universities as a place of study and academic careers : class and gender considerations / Renata Siemienska

Diversity in education : the Chinese version / Kai-Ming Cheng

Diversification in Russian higher education : profiles, foundations and outlooks / Andrey V. Rezaev

Obstacles to diversity : examining the educational pipeline / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth and Robert T. Teranishi

Higher education, "race" and the inclusive society / Peter Ratcliffe

diversity challenge : the representation of ethnic minorities in the Dutch educational system / Peary Brug

Gender diversity in higher education : "the women are fine, but the men are not?" / Florence B. Bonner

quest for equity in California higher education : implications for a global society / Robert T. Teranishi

Institutional change and the transformative potential of the university / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth and Robert T. Teranishi

Sticks, stones, and broken bones : rhetoric and reality in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases / Walter R. Allen

Widening participation in United Kingdom universities : the challenges of achieving race equality / Deborah Phillips, Ian Law and Laura Turney

Diversity and learning for a pluralistic democracy / Sylvia Hurtado

Promoting student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers / Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth

Sounds and silences : gendered change in higher education institutions in the commonwealth / Louise Morley

Challenges and prospects for achieving diversity : the case of South Africa / Hugh Africa

Affirmative actions and the scheduled castes : access to higher education in India / G. G. Wankhede

Innovation and diversity : new horizons in higher education / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth and Robert T. Teranishi

Who shall be educated? Governmental policy influences on educational opportunity / Carol Camp Yeakey

Quantitative approaches to measuring student body diversity : some examples and thoughts / Mitchell J. Chang and Erica Yamamura

Achieving justice and equality in U.S. higher education : an exemplary program to increase the participation of underrepresented students of color / William Trent and Yuqin Gong

Seeing and being seen : uses of photography to improve campus climate for diversity / Carol Petersen

2003 conference participants, the Rockefeller foundation study and conference center (Bellagio, Italy)

Biographical sketches of contributing authors.