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Extensive research on students of color has demonstrated that this assumption is erroneous, as many students experience college campuses as hostile, alienating, and marginalizing (Bush & Bush, 2010; Gardenhire-Crooks et al., 2010). As a result, critical-equity focused scholarship is evolving conversations on engagement from an equity perspective with the concept, ‘welcomeness to engage’.
Simple actions such as positively acknowledging students’ presence, smiling at students, saying “hello”, waving at students, and being open to informal conversations with them can go far in fostering preconditions that support welcoming engagement. Fostering a climate and culture where students feel welcome to engage is particularly critical for students of