Mitchell Chang Professor Higher Education and Organizational Change 3127 Moore Hall (310) 825 0504 mjchang@gseis.ucla.edu personal page

Education

Ph.D., Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
Ed.M., Education, Harvard University, 1990
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1987

Current Academic Year Courses

ED299C: Research Practicum in Education (M; 1-4:50pm)

Recent Publications

Denson, N., & Chang, M.J. (forthcoming). Racial diversity matters: The impact of diversity-related student engagement and institutional context. American Educational Research Journal.

Chang,  M.J., Cerna, O., Han, J., & Saenz, V. (2008). The contradictory roles of institutional status in retaining underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral science majors. The Review of Higher Education, 31(4), 433-464.

Guiton, G., Chang, M.J., & Wilkerson, L. (2007). Student body diversity: Relationship to medical students? experiences and attitudes. Academic Medicine, 82(10 Suppl), S85-S88.

Chang, M.J. (2007). Beyond artificial integration: Re-imagining cross-racial interactions among undergraduates. New Directions for Student Services, 120(Winter), 25-38.

Chang, M.J., Denson, N., Saenz, V., & Misa, K. (2006). The educational benefits of sustaining cross-racial interaction among undergraduates. Journal of Higher Education, 77(3), 430-455.

Moses, M.S., & Chang, M.J. (2006). Toward a deeper understanding of the diversity rationale. Educational Researcher, 35(1), 6-11.

Chang, M.J., Chang, J., & Ledesma , M. C. (2005). Beyond magical thinking: Doing the real work of diversifying our institutions. About Campus, 10(2), 9-16.

Chang, M.J., Astin, A.W., & Kim, D. (2004). Cross-racial interaction among undergraduates: Some causes and consequences. Research in Higher Education, 45(5), 529-553.

Antonio, A.L., Chang, M.J., Hakuta, K., Kenny, D.A., Levin, S., Milem, J.F. (2004). Effects of racial diversity on complex thinking in college students. Psychological Science, 15 (8), 507-510.

Chang, M.J., Witt, D., Jones, J., & Hakuta, K. (2003). Compelling Interest: Examining the Evidence on Racial Dynamics in Colleges and Universities. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.