Project description DEENESFRITPL A close look at how living-learning communities promote inclusion In educational settings, diversity is perceived as a driving force to promote inclusion and equity. On university and college campuses, cultural and linguistic diversity can enhance student experience. However, students of colour are disproportionately more likely to face racial microaggressions daily. The EU-funded MOCC project will explore how living-learning communities (LLCs) can help reverse this trend. Unlike traditional residential housings, LLCs are specialised social settings run on distinct academic themes that connect students’ experiences. They promote a strong sense of belonging. The project will study LLCs to shed light on how they can help prevent racial microaggressions among students who participate in such communities. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Increases in cultural and linguistic diversity worldwide pose major challenges for universities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Universities prioritize safety on campuses, but that process is severely hindered as many students of color face racial microaggressions daily, which impairs interethnic relationships and socio-academic adjustment. Thus although diversity is often expected to enhance inclusion and academic excellence of ethnic minorities, it is paradoxically linked to their exclusion and academic failure instead. This raises the question: How can universities create sustainable academic communities that promote DEI for all students? A promising method is living-learning communities (LLCs) which, unlike traditional residential housings, are specialized social settings centered on distinct academic themes that connect students’ experiences. LLC advocates argue that students develop a strong sense of belonging, learn how to think critically about social justice, and take multiple perspectives and develop a greater connection and better communication with other students. If this is true, do LLCs help prevent racial microaggressions among students who participate in such communities? And if so, how? That is, what are the key mechanisms? This study answers these questions through an innovative social network approach. Findings and mechanisms may be applicable to develop network interventions for integrated communities. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorssocial scienceslawhuman rights Keywords Microaggression Race ethnicity Diversity Intergroup relations Higher education Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Net EU contribution € 253 052,16 Address HEIDELBERGLAAN 8 3584 CS Utrecht Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 253 052,16 Partners (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address SOUTH STREET 3003 1068 46109 1274 Ann Arbor See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 165 265,92