Celebrating our diversity: Creating an inclusive climate in a US university

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-405

  Gavino, Monica C ^a   Eber, John E ^a   Bell, David ^a  

^a SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Equal opportunities; Higher education; Social inclusion; United States of America; Universites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172627     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011042439     Document Type: Article

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