A diverse student and faculty population has been recognized as essential to teaching and preparing students for the truly global world in which we live. In the report, Does Diversity Make a difference, the American Council on Education released a report detailing 3 research papers on diversity in higher education. It is clear from the first paper that faculty values diversity in the classroom. “Faculty members believe that diversity helps all students achieve the essential goals of a college education and that white students suffer no adverse effects from classroom diversity.” In the second paper, the most selective colleges recognize the need for diversity to fulfill their academic mission. In the meantime, these same colleges have some
