ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews existing books and articles on the experiences of religious minorities on college campuses. One book by Storch, 2015 examines how Buddhist teachings can serve as a model for higher education in the United States. In accordance with the scholarly discussions of Bowman and Small, 2010 and Swatos, 1998, religious minorities include underrepresented religious minorities, including Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, and other Christian religious minorities who are viewed to have theologically departed from traditional Christianity. For the purposes of brevity, the chapter focuses on existing studies of Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Animist college students. Among religious minority students, Jewish students have historically faced high levels of anti-Semitism in American educational institutions. Furthermore, religious differences in educational achievement may lead to a decreased level of academic satisfaction on the part of the study participants.
