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from Pumpkin could help to facilitate discussion during leadership trainings to devise
plans, practices, and policies for inclusive diversity. Similarly, scenes from First Daughter
illustrating the disagreements and developing
friendship between Samantha and Mia can
serve as a starting point for identifying the
value of diverse roommate and friendship connections. These ﬁlms can assist with in-group
and community development by focusing
on how to change the organization's culture
rather than how to change diverse members to
ﬁt the organization. Media can assist with exploring White racial identity development and
examples of oppression, omission, and White
privilege (Howard-Hamilton & Hinton, 2004).

Copyright Law
The low costs of DVDs and the existence of
subscription services such as Netﬂix now
make it easier than ever for housing professionals and faculty to access and use Hollywood movies for instructional purposes. Yet
simply having access to a ﬁlm does not make
it legal to broadcast it for all educational purposes. Under the current U.S. Copyright Law
(Copyright Act, 2010), any screening of a ﬁlm
outside of the home or as part of a gathering of
people who are not family members is a public
performance, whether it be in libraries, classrooms, or other educational venues/purposes
like residence halls. For more details on public
movie screenings, check with your campus librarian for policies or for any updates to the
U.S. Copyright Law (available at http://www.
copyright.gov/title17/). For further suggestions
on incorporating media into programming,
teaching, and staff training, see Forney and
Cawthon's (2004) Using Entertainment Media
in Student Affairs Teaching and Practice.
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