Breakthrough Strategies: Classroom-based Practices to Support New Majority College Students - Softcover

Kathleen A. Ross is president emerita and professor of cross-cultural communication at Heritage University, a four-year institution that she founded in 1982 and led for twenty-eight years.
 

Sister Kathleen A. Ross has devoted three decades to helping New Majority students—those from minority, immigrant, or disadvantaged backgrounds—get college degrees. In this book she describes eleven effective strategies to encourage students to build the necessary skills to succeed in college. Written in a warm, down-to-earth voice, Breakthrough Strategies is infused with the belief that faculty can become a powerful resource for students, and that classroom instruction can be an important vehicle for supporting these students’ development and success.

“Kathleen Ross offers practical advice on how to create truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive experiences for all students. This book is a valuable primer for busy faculty and staff who care deeply about their students. There are lessons here for all of us.”
—Judith A. Ramaley, president emerita and distinguished professor of public service, Portland State University
 
“Sister Kathleen Ross provides a clear and relatable guide for teaching New Majority students whose backgrounds and perspectives are often different from those shared by classroom leaders and institutional decision makers. Informed by firsthand experience and research, the strategies provided in this book will enable others to become more empathetic and culturally competent educators who can unlock the unique strengths of today's students.”
—Scott Dalessandro, associate program officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 
“Through her pioneering experience at Heritage College, Sister Kathleen teaches us how to harness the core power of diversity through the inclusion and engagement of students from the New Majority.  I recommend this book to anyone interested in leveraging the power of diversity to redefine college campuses around the world.”
—Scott L. Thomas, dean and professor, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

Kathleen A. Ross is president emerita and professor of cross-cultural communication at Heritage University, a four-year institution that she founded in 1982 and led for twenty-eight years. Michelle Asha Cooper is president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy.