How Gender and Race Moderate the Effect of Interactions across Difference on Student Perceptions of the Campus Environment

Relying on data from 37,122 first-year students and 42,285 seniors who participated in the 2006 administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement, this study illustrates how student interactions across difference positively affect student perceptions of the campus environment. The magnitude of the effect of these interactions varies meaningfully by racial/ethnic group, but not by gender.