Editor Robert Moore is Associate Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of African American Studies at Frostburg State University. He was the recipient of teaching and service awards from the university and was recently nominated for a State of Maryland Higher Education Regents' award for outstanding teaching. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Race and Ethnic Relations from Temple University.

In this text, contentious issues between African Americans and whites are examined and discussed. Each section and subsequent chapter examines the evolving relationship between African Americans and whites on U.S. campuses. A variety of perspectives are offered by numerous scholars, who report findings from research using an interesting blend of qualitative and quantitative methods. Summing up: RECOMMENDED. Lower-division undergraduates through practitioners.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 AcknowledgementsPart 3 IntroductionPart 4 Part I: TeachingChapter 5 1. Teaching Region, Learning HumilityChapter 6 2. Too White to Teach Race?Chapter 7 3. Beyond the Veil: Black and White Perspectives on Teaching about Racial InequalityPart 8 Part II: Student GroupsChapter 9 4. Black and Gay Identity SelectionChapter 10 5. Facilitating Student Involvement and Cross-Race Contact: The Impact of Membership in a Black Greek OrganizationChapter 11 6. History of a BSU at a Professional Health Science UniversityPart 12 Part III: Social DistanceChapter 13 7. Racial Divides on a Diverse Campus: An Exploration of Social Distance at a State Liberal Art UniversityChapter 14 8. Self-Segregation, Friendship Formation, and the College Experience: Separate but Equal?Chapter 15 9. "Let's Talk about The Simpsons or Something"Chapter 16 10. Interracial Dating and Marriage: Fact, Fantasy, and the Problem of Survey DataChapter 17 11. Social Distance and the "Tipping Effect" Among College Students at a Northern New Jersey UniversityPart 18 Part IV. Marginality and PolicyChapter 19 12. Exploring Black Identity via Marginality TheoryChapter 20 13. Is Diversity Policy Inherently Contradictory?Chapter 21 14. An Old Journey in a New Direction: The Two Faces of DesegregationChapter 22 15. Activism Scholarship: Answering 'the Question'Part 23 About the Contributors