Chapter 1: Merging Cultural Diversity and Academic Quality to (RE)Envision 21st Century College Campuses: The Promise and Power of Culturally Relevant High-Impact Practices in Promoting Racial Equity in Higher Education

In this chapter, authors discuss how critically examining key concepts that drive dominant discourses around college success can help (re) envision a more equitable higher education system and move higher education toward such systemic vision. Specifically, they argue for the need to (re) imagine High-Impact Practices (HIPs) in education in more culturally relevant and responsive ways. Discourses around HIPs have typically taken a one-size-fits-all approach, perpetuating assumptions that offering these opportunities serves everyone equally well. However, the authors utilize a combination of existing research and concrete existing practices to demonstrate the need for more emphasis on culturally relevant HIPS in an effort to address racial inequities in higher education.