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Sheneka M. Williams is an associate professor and program coordinator in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy of the College of Education at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Ebony O. McGee is an assistant professor of diversity and urban schooling in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. H. Richard Milner IV is a professor and the Helen Faison Chair in Urban Educaiton and director of the Center for Urban Education in the School of Education at the University of Pitsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  \nOn the Importance of African-American Faculty in Higher Education:  \nImplications and Recommendations  \nBy Na’im Madyun, Sheneka M. Williams, Ebony O. McGee, & H. Richard Milner IV  \nLeveraging White Spaces for Faculty and Students  \nIntercultural competence, a critical component of individual student development, has become an essential 21st-century learning outcome for college students (King & Baxter Magolda, 2005) . In this article, we argue that the presence, influence, and contributions of faculty of Color can help higher education students achieve intercultural competence. We define intercultural competence as people’s ability to communicate and function effectively across varying cultures. The question guiding this article is: In what ways do the contributions of faculty of Color help build students’intercultural competence? Through personal stories and experiences, we, as four African-American faculty members at predominantly White higher education institutions, share how we believe our work has helped  \nbuild and shape students’—all students’—intercultural competence in what we call“White spaces.” Unfortunately, cultural differences can make it difficult for people to work together effectively (van Woerkom & Croon, 2008); therefore, building intercultural competence is essential if students are to function effectively in an increasingly diverse U.S. and global society. Faculty of Color who have a personal interest in or level of comfort with cultural issues may find greater value in integrating these cognitive experiences safely into higher education classrooms (Antonio, 2002; Griffin, Pifer, Humphrey, & Hazelwood, 2011) .  \nWe argue for the importance of providing higher education students with opportunities to build intercultural competence and believe that faculty of Color can play an important role in this process. We turn now to an elaborated discussion of intercultural competence.  \nIntercultural Competence  \nIt can be argued that intercultural competence grew out of research that combined cross-cultural psychology with intercultural communication and multiculturalism to study how an individual adjusts and responds to experiences ina new cultural context (Taylor, 1994) . Definitions of intercultural competence range from an awareness of other cultures (Mansell, 1981) to the appreciation and enjoyment of different cultures (Bennet, 1986), to an ability to alter a personal perspective in order to adapt and adjust to an unfamiliar cultural context (Kim, 1991). Friedman and Antal (2005) defined intercultural competence as the ability to recognize and use cultural differences as a resource for learning and behaving in specific contexts. Thus, intercultural competence can be defined asan individual’s cognitive capacity and level of comfort in applying cultural awareness across cultural contexts, with the aim of successfully interacting with others without forfeiting or ignoring the core self. An individual who is interculturally competent is able to identify and connect with people of different cultures and to respect cultural differences without displaying an inauthentic or condescending atti","cbCaieeWanw6yWGY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieeWanw6yWGY","pdf",197863,"English","# On the Importance of African-American Faculty in Higher Education\n## Implications and Recommendations\n## Intercultural Competence\n## Leveraging White Spaces for Faculty and Students","[{\"question\":\"What guiding question does the article pose about faculty of Color and intercultural competence?\",\"answer\":\"It asks how the contributions of faculty of Color help build students’ intercultural competence.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article define intercultural competence?\",\"answer\":\"It defines intercultural competence as the cognitive capacity and comfort for applying cultural awareness across contexts to interact effectively without forfeiting core self.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the article argue intercultural competence is essential for students?\",\"answer\":\"Because cultural differences can make collaboration difficult, students need intercultural competence to function effectively in an increasingly diverse U.S. and global society.\"}]","On the Importance of African-American Faculty in Higher Education - Implications and Recommendations | PDF",1792094777]