Diversity

Diversity in Education Diversity is everywhere, it is part of our everyday life but when it comes to diversity in education, it becomes more apparent due to having a small group in a small area. Each student you will receive will have different personalities, will need different amounts of praise and time to complete assignments but it is important to remember that every child needs your attention. Diversity is more than just race it is gender, socio-economic class and special needs. Being a…

Diversity, what does it look like at Jackson State University (JSU)? For two days, as I enter the Jones-Sampson building, I will observe the first ten individuals from a different set of lenses. These lenses will allow the opportunity to explore how diversity is perceived from a small section of the campus. In fact, a college campus is the perfect setting to view the hop topic called diversity. Nevertheless, there are people from various countries, social economic backgrounds, class, gender,…

force. While it may be apparent that some industries, population densities, and geographic localities are more diverse than others, there is trending in all organizations to become more diverse. Businesses are now implementing training and ethnic diversity management programs to support the variance in work input by people of differing cultural backgrounds (Aigner, 2014). As the multicultural work force has developed, teams within these organizations have also become diverse. Individuals are…

Thomas Perez, “Our workforce and our entire economy are the strongest when we embrace diversity to its fullest, and that means opening doors of opportunity to everyone and recognizing that the American Dream excludes no one.” That also includes the benefit they have from language diversity. In which, they are able to expand into global markets, but the advantages don’t just stop here. The value of having diversity increases on college campuses as well. Having a class with a set of diverse…

It can be said that student diversity is an over looked topic. Many times teachers run their classrooms with the expectation that all of their students will perform on the same level, solemnly taking any consideration that every student learns differently. I believe one of the biggest misconceptions the teacher has is the “They learned this before” concept. This can be said to cause the teacher to build their expectation to a level the student may find intimidating. This can cause the students…

admit students based on their race to increase campus diversity, even if their academic standing is not as high as other students applying to the university. A common fallacy is that minorities are underrepresented in higher education, and while this may be historically accurate, there is a new group that is losing the benefits of higher education—lower class students. By extending more opportunities to these students, colleges can increase diversity on campus without considering race, and…

Cultural and social diversity in the armed services has always been a subject of debate. As social acceptance and social norms change, the implementation of the Department of Defense’s policies always seems to be misaligned with the rest of American society. The branches of the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines are striving to ensure that services are racially and ethnically diverse. The percentages are on the rise as an all-volunteer force is beginning to surpass the labor force,…

different ways in which to challenge the issues related to racism, sexual-orientation, and women’s rights through the strategies of diversity and self-organizing. Diversity is a crucial factor in allowing women, gays, lesbians, and racial minorities find a common cause and achieve solidarity and political unity. In this manner, it is important to understand the awareness of diversity as a way to achieve a larger coalition of labor union activists that can rely on community unity, political…

I believe Washburn values diversity in many ways. There are many different kinds of people on campus and Washburn is just really friendly in general. Throughout campus, there are many people of different religion, culture, background, etc. Most won’t know this about others unless they take the time to meet somebody new or even meet them in a club here on campus. The most important part of the diversity statement to me is that they honor people of all kinds. They aren’t going to discriminate on…

I believe that leadership with diversity awareness is a key element to any strong leader. Keeping in mind the sensitivity, and needs of the key members of your community is a must for any community educator, and their awareness of those needs and characteristics should always be considered in program development. I believe this topic should be a yearly focus for training and discussions. A focus to learn and adapt to participant's diversity needs should always remain a focus for a strong,…