Campus Climate in a Major Advising Context · 2019-12-20 · In Major advising sessions I have...

CampusClimateinaMajorAdvisingContext

AndrewEppig,Equity&Inclusion

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• Introduction

• Campusclimate– Berkeleycampusclimatesurvey– CampusclimateacrossUC

• Majoradvising– Singlequestionanalysis– Equitygapsacrossmultiplequestions– Equitygapsummary– Cross-divisionalcomparison

• Preliminary2016UCUESfindingsCampusClimateandMajorAdvising 2

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• UCBerkeleyandinstitutionsofhighereducationmoregenerallyfaceissuesofdifferentialcampusclimateacrossdemographicgroups

• DoexperienceswithmajoradvisinginL&SBioSciencesdifferbetweengroups?– The2014UCUESwildcardmoduleasks18questionsaboutexperienceswithmajoradvising(fulllistinAppendix)• “Majoradvisorsprovidedtheguidanceneededtopersistand/orsucceedduringmytransitiontoCal”

• “Majoradvisorsprovidedtheguidanceneededtopersistand/orsucceedduringmytimeofdecidingonordeclaringamajor”

• Aretherevariationsinmajoradvisingexperiencesacrossdivisions?

CampusClimateandMajorAdvising 3

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BroadCampusClimateContext


UCBerkeleyCampusClimateFindings

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30%

33%

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42%

47%

50%

Staff(n=3,788)

LGBQQO(n=2,128)

Chicano/Latino(n=1,475)

PacificIslander(n=68)

Disability(n=2,384)

AfricanAmerican(n=638)

Genderqueer/Transgender(n=225)

NativeAmerican/AlaskaNative(n=228)

Percentreportingexperiencingexclusionarybehaviorwithinthepastyear


UCBerkeleyCampusClimateEquityGaps

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3%

6%

6%

8%

12%

12%

14%

LGBQQO

Disability

Chicano/Latino

PacificIslander

NativeAmerican/AlaskaNative

Genderqueer/Transgender/Other

AfricanAmerican

Averagecampusclimategapbetweenaffinitygroupandcampusaverageincludingallpopulations


UCCampusClimateandCriticalMass

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AfricanAmerican

Chicano/Latino

Asian/PacificIslander

WhiteRespectRate

Race/EthnicityShareamongNewStudentsonCampus

RespectRatebyRace/EthnicityShareforeachUCCampus,2007-08AY

Note:SharesarederivedfromnewfreshmenandnewtransferstudentsinFall2007;respectratesarederivedfromSpring2008UCUES

“Thecampusneedsmoreracialdiversity.Iknowitissomethingbeingworkedon,butsuchlownumbersarereallynotencouragingforenteringstudentsandoftengivecurrentminoritystudentsanegativereputation.”

-- UCBerkeleystudent,2010UCUES

MajorAdvisingatUCBerkeley

Major Advisor − Clarify Career

my career/"life after Cal" goalsmeeting with a major advisor helped me clarify

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15%

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Strongly disagree Strongly agree

All UCUES Respondents N: 204 Percent Agree: 71% Mean: 3.94

Underrepresented MinorityN: 19 Percent Agree: 47% Mean: 3.16


ExampleQuestionResponseDistribution

47% - 71%= -24%gap

• Ofthe204L&SBioSciencesmajorswhorespondedtothisquestion,71%agreed(somewhatagree,agree,orstronglyagree)withtheprompt

• Ofthe19URML&SBioSciencesmajors,47%agreedwiththeprompt

• Thereisa24%equitygapinthepercentagreementbetweenURMmajorsandoverallmajorsinL&SBioSciences

• Thisisjustonequestionaroundmajoradvisingoutof18– aretheresimilargapsfortheotherquestionsoristhispossiblyjustastatisticalartifactoroutlyingquestion?

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MajorAdvisingMetricsinL&SBioSciencesMajorAdvisingPrompt Overall URM Gap

meetingwithamajoradvisorhelpedmedevelopstrategiesforbalancingmyschoolworkwithothercompetingobligations/activities 71% 45% -26%

Majoradvisorscareaboutandbelieveinmypotential 82% 57% -25%

meetingwithamajoradvisorhelpedmeclarifymycareer/"lifeafterCal"goals 71% 47% -24%

Majoradvisorshaveengagedmeindialogregardingmyinterestsandgoals 84% 62% -22%

Majoradvisorsprovidedtheguidanceneededtopersistand/orsucceedduringmytimeofdecidingonordeclaringamajor 86% 65% -21%

Majoradvisorshavehelpedmecreateapersonalizedacademicplanthatisconsistentwithmygoalsandinterests 83% 62% -21%

AsaresultofadvisinginmyMajor,Iammorelikelytoreachmyfullacademicpotential 80% 62% -18%

InMajoradvisingsessionsIhavereceivedanswerstomyquestionsorwasreferredtoanadvisorwhocouldanswerthequestion 88% 71% -17%

Majoradvisorsprovidedtheguidanceneededtopersistand/orsucceedduringmytransitiontoCal 81% 65% -16%

Majoradvisorshavehelpedmeconnectwithenrichmentopportunities(e.g.,studyabroad,researchopportunities,servicelearning) 68% 52% -16%

meetingwithamajoradvisorhelpedmetomaketimelyprogresstomydegree 86% 70% -16%

meetingwithamajoradvisorpromptedmetoseekoutanopportunitythatIwouldnothaveotherwiseconsidered 69% 55% -14%

IhavebeenprovidedwithMajoradvisingthatissensitivetomyuniquecharacteristicsasanindividual(e.g.,genderidentity,ethnic/racialidentity)

80% 67% -13%

Majoradvisorshavetreatedmewithrespectduringadvisingsessions 94% 81% -13%

Majoradvisorsaregenerallyaccessible 93% 86% -7%

IamconfidentintheaccuracyoftheinformationIreceivefromMajoradvisors 87% 81% -6%

Majoradvisorshaveinteractedwithmeinaprofessionalmanner 96% 95% -1%

Majoradvisorsallottedthetimetomaketheadvisingexperienceafulfillingone 89% 90% +1%

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TherearelargeandconsistentequitygapsforURMrespondentsinL&SBioSciencescomparedtooverallL&SBioSciencesrespondentsacrossalleighteenmajoradvisingquestions.


EquityGapDistribution• Theequitygapof-24%for

thesamplequestionisthesamesizeasthegapforfiveotherquestions(~1/3ofallmajoradvisingquestions).

• Acrossall18questions,theequitygapsbetweenURMmajorsandoverallmajorsinL&SBioSciencesareskewednegative(-15%onaverage)

• ThedistributionshowsarobusteffectoflesspositiveexperienceswithmajoradvisorsforURMmajorscomparedtooverallmajorsinL&SBioSciences

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Source:UCBerkeleyUCUES,2014

-25% -18%

-24% -17%

-22% -16% -14%

-21% -16% -14% -7%

-26% -21% -16% -13% -6% -1% +1%

-30% to-25%

-25%to-20%

-20% to-15%

-15%to-10%

-10%to-5%

-5%to0%

+0% to+5%

EquityGapSizebetweenURM andOverallRespondents

Meangap:-15%

ManymarginalizedgroupsinL&SBioScienceshavesizeableequitygapsinmajoradvisingexperiences


L&SBioSciencesEquityGapsSummary

9%

10%

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18%

LGBQQO

Chicano/Latino

Muslim

MexicanAmerican/Chicano

Bisexual

UnderrepresentedMinority

AfricanAmerican

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Source:UCBerkeleyUCUES,2014


ComparingL&SBioSciencestoCampus

71%

65%

47%

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100%

L&SBio Campus

Prompt:‘meetingwithamajoradvisorhelpedmeclarifymycareer/"lifeafterCal"goals’

PercentAgreement All

Respondents

URMRespondents

TheobservedgapbetweenURMsandoverallrespondentsinL&SBioSciencesiserasedwhenlookingatcampusopposedtojustonedivision.

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-24%+2%

Gaps: Underrepresented Minority

Gap compared to overall responses

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−26% −13% 0% 13% 26%

Underrepresented MinorityN metrics: 18 Mean gap: −15% Median gap: −16%


ComparingL&SBioSciencestoCampusL&SBioSciences

Meangap:-15%

TheobservedgapbetweenURMsandoverallrespondentsinL&SBioSciencesacrossallmajoradvisingquestionsisnotreplicatedinotherdivisions.ThereisnoevidenceofURMrespondentssimplybeingmorenegativearoundmajoradvisingquestions.

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Underrepresented MinorityN metrics: 18 Mean gap: 6% Median gap: 5%

L&SMath&PhysicalSciences

Meangap:+5%



0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

−5% −3% 0% 3% 5%


L&SSocialSciences

Meangap:-2%



0%

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10%

15%

20%

−6% −3% 0% 3% 6%


L&SArts&Humanities

Meangap:+2%



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10%

15%

20%

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CollegeofNaturalResources

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10%

15%

−7% −4% 0% 4% 7%


CollegeofEngineering

Meangap:-2%

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• Disaggregatingbyaffinitygroup(e.g.,race/ethnicity)showsgapsbetweensomegroupsinL&SBioSciencesandtheoverallexperiencewithmajoradvisors– AfricanAmerican– MexicanAmerican/Chicano(andChicano/Latinooverall)– Bisexual(andLGBQQOoverall)– Muslim

• Combininggapsacrossquestionsallowsforamoreholisticandrobustassessmentofequitygapsforgroups

• L&SBioSciencesisanoutlierintermsofmajoradvisingexperienceformarginalizedgroups


SummaryofMajorAdvisingFindings

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Preliminary2016UCUESFindings


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ComfortGapsbyDivision

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PercentagreementwithOverallIfeelcomfortablewiththeclimatefordiversityandinclusivenessatUCBerkeley/inmymajor

Women UnderrepresentedMinority LowIncomeorPoorGrowingUp

LGBTQ+ FirstGenerationCollege Disability


LocalComfortGapsbyDivisionUnit Overall Women URM LowSES LGBTQ+ Disability 1st Gen

Campus -1% -1% +1% +2% +3% +2% +1%

CollegeofChemistry -4% -10% -17% -21% -5% -10% -2%

CollegeofEngineering -6% -10% -10% -11% -7% -12% -6%

CollegeofEnvironmentalDesign -3% -5% -13% -12% +8% -6% -7%

CollegeofNatural Resources +4% +4% +1% -1% +16% +8% +0%

HaasSchoolofBusiness +5% -5% +0% +4% +14% -7% -4%

L&SArtsandHumanities +1% +3% +0% +7% +2% +0% -2%

L&S BioSciences -4% -6% -6% -4% -10% -7% -10%

L&SMathandPhysicalSciences -6% -12% -19% -3% +0% -7% +0%

L&S SocialSciences +5% +7% +10% +7% +9% +5% +5%

L&SUndergraduate +7% +5% +4% +6% +4% +10% +6%

L&SAdministered +1% +5% +11% +10% +10% +13% +7%

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LowSES includesstudentswhoreportedthattheir‘socioeconomicstatuswhilegrowingup’waslowincomeorpoor

LGBTQ+ includesstudentswhoreportedthattheirsexualorientationisGayorLesbian,Bisexual,orOther and-orthattheirgenderidentityisTransMale/TransMan,TransFemale/TransWoman,orGenderqueer/GenderNon-Conforming, orOther.

Disabilityincludesstudentswhoreportedthattheyhadaphysical,psychological,orlearningdisability.

1st Gen includesstudentswhoreportedthatneitherparentearnedafour-yeardegree

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GapbetweenpercentagreementwithOverallIfeelcomfortablewiththeclimatefordiversityandinclusivenessatUCBerkeley and inmymajor.Negativevaluesindicatelowermajorcomfort.

Conclusions

• Campusclimateremainsapressingissue– especiallyforunderrepresentedandmarginalizedgroups– foralldepartmentsacrossBerkeley

• InL&SBioSciences,largeequitygapsexistinmajoradvisingexperiences

• Furtheranalysiswilldeepenunderstandingofcampusclimatebroadlyandwithindepartments– UCUES2014and2016– Futurecampusclimatesurveys– Focusgroupsandotherqualitativeresearch

• Broadquestions:– HowcanBerkeleycreateaninclusivecampusclimate?– Whatdoesinclusiveadvisinglooklike?– Howdoesadvisorresourcingandtrainingimpactclimate?– Whatroledofaculty,instructors,andstudentsplayincreatinginclusive

departmentalclimate?


Conclusions

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