Diversity in higher education is a constant topic of discussion within our society. It enriches the educational experience for all, students and faculty alike. On a diverse campus individuals are able to learn from those experiences, beliefs, and perspectives that are different from our own. Diversity promotes personal growth because it sparks conversations, which helps students think critically and communicate effectively with people of different backgrounds (Hurtado, Clayton-Pedersen, Allen, & Milem, 1998). Learning of different perspectives only strengthens the campus community because it fosters mutual respect for one another as well as promote teamwork (Hurtado, 2007). Judgement of a person's’ appearance will cease as the judgement of
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In regards to race and ethnicity, predominantly white campuses often work hard to recruit students of color to make their campus more diverse but their retention rates are significantly low (Dias-Bowie, Greenberg, Klukken, Pollio, Thomas, & Thompson, 2004). This is because predominantly white institutions tend to struggle with promoting a campus climate for racial/ethnic diversity because the administration tends to also be predominantly white and they are unable to understand the campus climate from a student of colors perspective (Hurtado, Milem, Clayton-Pedersen, & Allen, 1999). In order to create a more diverse campus climate, diversity needs to be implemented into our overall education so that there is room for self-examination (Hurtado, Milem, …show more content…
They are the ones that would have to restructure their whole course to incorporate diversity driven topics. Many colleges and university have already implemented this initiative as well as making it a requirement for students to take at least one course whose curriculum is diversity based because it has become more president for people to be culturally competent and open to diversity (Otten, 2003). This has resulted in little change and positive impact on
In regards to race and ethnicity, predominantly white campuses often work hard to recruit students of color to make their campus more diverse but their retention rates are significantly low (Dias-Bowie, Greenberg, Klukken, Pollio, Thomas, & Thompson, 2004). This is because predominantly white institutions tend to struggle with promoting a campus climate for racial/ethnic diversity because the administration tends to also be predominantly white and they are unable to understand the campus climate from a student of colors perspective (Hurtado, Milem, Clayton-Pedersen, & Allen, 1999). In order to create a more diverse campus climate, diversity needs to be implemented into our overall education so that there is room for self-examination (Hurtado, Milem, …show more content…
They are the ones that would have to restructure their whole course to incorporate diversity driven topics. Many colleges and university have already implemented this initiative as well as making it a requirement for students to take at least one course whose curriculum is diversity based because it has become more president for people to be culturally competent and open to diversity (Otten, 2003). This has resulted in little change and positive impact on