As the world becomes more globalized, student populations in university settings will continue to grow in diversity. To ensure students develop the cultural competence to adapt to new environments, universities and colleges must develop policies and programs to aid in the progression of cultural acceptance and understanding. "Cultural Awareness and Competency Development in Higher Education" is an essential reference book on the latest literature regarding multiculturalism in colleges and universities, focusing on administration and faculty implementation of culturally-aware curriculum to support the development of students' global competence. Featuring extensive coverage on a range of topics including social constructivism, co-curricular learning, and inclusive pedagogy, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the inclusion of culturally diverse curriculums in higher education. Following a foreword by Hilary N. Weaver and a preface by the editors, this book contains the following chapters: (1) The Concept of Culture and Higher Education: An Anthropological Perspective (Raymond Scupin); (2) International Students in Higher Education: More Than a Fish Out of Water (Kevin J. Martin); (3) Engaging Inclusive Excellence: Creating a College with an Equity Mindset (Elena Sandoval-Lucero, Tamara D. White, Derrick E. Haynes, Quill Phillips, Javon D. Brame, and Kathryn A. Sturtevant James); (4) Reframing White Privilege (Carla Mueller, M. Denise King, and Dana Klar); (5) Developing Social Justice and Inclusion Competencies through Semi-Structured Reflection Papers (Annemarie Vaccaro, Brooke D'Aloisio, Tiffany Hoyt, Athina Chartelain, Sarah D. Croft, and Brian Stevens); (6) Civic Responsibility Development Among College Students: How Is It Different by Student Race? (Young K. Kim, Jennifer L. Carter, and Cameron L. Armstrong); (7) Addressing Cultural Diversity and Global Competence: The Dual Language Framework (Amy Beth Rell, Rita A. Puig, Fabiola Roll, Veronica Valles, Monica Espinoza, and Alba L. Duque); (8) Growing Global STEM Learning in Higher Education (Belinda F. Kennedy and Patricia M. McLaughlin); (9) The Need for Promoting and Developing Cultural Competency in Future Teachers (Jennifer Laffier, Diana Petrarca, and Janette M. Hughes); (10) The Implementation and Analysis of an International Student Teaching Program (Kathryn V. Dixon, Ricardo Gonzalez-Carriedo, and Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss); (11) Developing Intercultural Awareness Within Teacher Preparation Program (Wenying Zhou and Sheila Austin); (12) Teacher Preparatory Programs and Culturally Responsive Teaching (Nadira Raghunandan-Jack); (13) Developing a Practice of Cultural Awareness in Pre-Service Teachers by Promoting Positive Dialogue Around Diversity (Allyson Leggett Watson); (14) Multicultural Counseling Competencies: Why Is It Difficult to Apply What We Know…? (Keith B. Wilson, Jenelle S. Pitt, Malik A. Raheem, Carrie L. Acklin, and José M. Wilson); (15) Academic ESP Oral Production: Moving Forward Towards Local and Global Awareness (Soraya García-Sánchez and Conchi Hernández-Guerra); (16) Enhancing Global Competency of Future Construction Professionals (Begum Sertyesilisik); (17) Persistence Profiles and Institutional Initiatives: Helping Students Become Ready for the World (Sally J. McMillan and Cora D. Ripley); (18) Can Higher Education Really Produce Global Citizens? Self-Identification and Architectures of Mobility (David Starr-Glass); and (19) Fostering Intercultural Identity During Study Abroad to Strengthen Intercultural Competence (Niki Sol). A compilation of references, information about the contributors, and an index are included.