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Refocus 2.0: A Disability Resource Professional’s Tootlkit.

TED Med: “The Opportunity of Adversity,” Aimee Mullins.

“The Impact of Group Diversity on Class Performance: Evidence from College Classrooms,” Zeynep Hansen, Hideo Owan, and Jie Pan.

“Does Diversity Make a Difference? Three Research Studies on Diversity in College Classrooms,” Executive Summary, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C.; American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, D.C.

“Engaging Diversity in First-Year College Classrooms,” Amy Lee, Rhiannon Williams, and Rusudan Kilaberia.

“The Challenge of Teaching for Diversity in the College Classroom when the Professor Is the ‘Other,’” Pamela W. Garner.

“How Do You Intentionally Design to Maximize Success in the Academically Diverse Classroom?” Renee Chandler, Julie A. Zaloudek, and Kitrina Carlson.

“Addressing Gaps in Research on First-Year Success: Gauging the Influence of High School Environment, Part-Time Instructors, and Diversity on Preparation and Persistence of First-Year University Students,” Serge Herzog.

“Managing Emotions in the College Classroom: The Cultural Diversity Course as an Example,” Alison Roberts and Keri Iyall Smith.

“Topography of Learning Style Preferences of Undergraduate Students in Industrial Technology and Engineering Programs at Historically Black and Predominantly White Institutions,” Dominick E. Fazarro and Anthony Stevens.

“Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the Public Speaking Classroom,” Janet Weston Colvin and Nancy Tobler.

*Have other resources to recommend? Email ctl@missouriwestern.edu.