Conference

You Must Stand for Something—Or You'll Fall for Anything

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Abstract

It is well documented that culturally diverse students from traditionally underrepresented populations have the highest attrition rates in American education. More programs must be developed to improve retention and graduation rates for these groups. This presentation will focus on the learning styles of culturally diverse students and techniques for learning-not only in a multicultural classroom, but in any kind of classroom. Basically this workshop is designed to build student confidence for success in academia. In many cases, students need to hone their writing skills in order to build confidence in academia. And when students develop public speaking skills, students are able to articulate themselves as never before, and they begin to feel they can hold their own in the academic world. Confidence breeds success, and success gives students the courage to go on. As the great Dr. King said, "no matter what happens, we must go on .... "