Diversity has always been a topic of interest for me. I enjoy looking at statistics on minority groups and researching other countries and cultures. When introduced to this project, my partner and I chose to look at the diversity population in Saint Joe. Specifically, we looked at the international student population. The number of international students is increasing rapidly throughout the U.S. Although Saint Joseph’s College does not have a large international student population like bigger state universities, the program is growing in size. With a population of about 1,200 students, St. Joe currently has 24 international students. These students were recruited by coaches late last year. Many of the current students who were recruited by
“College campuses are not dominated by widespread racial/ethnic segregation and the racial/ethnic clustering that does occur isn’t impeding intergroup contact.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner). Throughout the essay, the writer continues to provide facts and sources on the information that diversity is not a problem on college campuses. She quotes evidence that states that college students are getting a “variety of positive educational outcomes that result from being educated in a diverse environment.” (578, Hoeffner and Hoeffner).
By embracing, and not just celebrating diversity in our colleges, we can create a more broad, educated, and interesting view of the
...h identification and then through the implementation of a program such as the Intergroup Relations Program expanded on a larger scale such as the Michigan Student Study, can we decrease bias and promote cultural acceptance by implementing programs that cultivate cultural diversity and discussion in the classroom. The study proposes that the although implicit biases may exist in the DoDEA facilities, the classroom environment fosters a cultural experiential dynamic that allows minorities to flourish academically without bias for racial or ethnic differences in learning outcomes. Furthermore, implementation of diversifying programs like the IRP in a public high school can determine if greater SAT scores can be achieved by minorities who have participated in the program. Elevating the academic performance of SAT’s in minorities can provide lasting educational benefits.
Long Island also known as a diverse community to many people helps many of us come more aware of other cultures and religions. Having a combination of different religions and life living together makes us more known to the world. We as an island surrounded of millions of people don’t appreciate the unique and wonderful things that are being given to us. Others like tourists or people from all around the world might not feel the same way though. In many nations around the world people don’t get to experience the social interactions and bandings one might get to feel and understand.
I witnessed this first hand through my participation in JumpStart and Fuqua Diverse Perspectives. Of the varying dimensions of diversity, I am passionate about diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, and thought. I recognize the value of having diverse leadership to grow businesses. Organizations like the Black and Latino MBA Organization (BLMBAO) is one of the many ways Fuqua addresses these issues and shows how it develops its students throughout business school. Given the chance to serve in the capacity of Director of Diversity & International Affairs for the MBA Association to support Fuqua clubs would allow me to identify ways for the Fuqua community to embrace diversity and drive an inclusive environment. Aside from building the Fuqua community, I will lead efforts within BLMBAO to work with the Durham minority constituency to provide mentorship and support to the youth by assisting them with matriculating from high school to higher education. I seek to ensure exposure and support is provided to community members and the children of the next generation. The Fuqua community can only be as great as the legacy left
This is greatly upsetting knowing that out of 56 teams, not one has an African-American or a Hispanic as a coach. Diversity among students, as well as, staff should always be praised and highly important when creating diversity on a college
When diversity is being discussed, there are a plethora of ideas that are associated with it. Whether people are talking being put on a waitlist for college, about people of color, or about representation in the media, the subject of diversity is not rare. Recently, the conversation of diversity has become more common because colleges want to demonstrate that they have diversified campus. How would diversity on campus be defined? Most importantly, diversity is more than having an extraordinary personality. Race, gender, sexuality, and social status are a few of the superfluous traits that make an individual unique in a college’s eyes. In Sophia Kerby’s article, “10 Reasons Why We Need Diversity on College Campuses”, she notes that, while there has already been an effort to diversify high schools and middle schools, accepting students of different backgrounds is not as apparent in higher education (1) . A university desires to diversify its campus in order to benefit the students that are attending the college. Students are not only likely to improve
Annotated Bibliography Journals: The Journal of the American Denson, N., & Chang, M. (2009). Racial Diversity Matters: The Impact of Diversity-Related Student Engagement and Institutional Context. American Educational Research Journal, 46, 322-353. This article discusses the different forms of racial diversity contribution to students’ educational and learning experiences and the positive effects on students who adopt these diversity opportunities. The author demonstrates how the quality of higher education is substantially heightened by diversity-connected efforts.
Embracing other people’s cultural backgrounds has a large effect on making a place more inclusive. Cultural acceptance often requires confronting some of the most painful divides in American life. Cultural acceptance starts with acknowledging that factors such as race and ethnicity matter and that some programs fail to send diverse students signals that they belong. To make sure all students feel valued, I think that community coordinators should be aware of their own biases and work deeply to understand their individual residents from different backgrounds.
Diversity in the U.S is described in the text book Teaching in America by author George S. Morrison as, “The range of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, cultural heritage, gender, and ability or disability represented in society,”(114, Morrison). Diversity has become more universally surrounding the United States; recurrently students are becoming widely distinct in several different unique diverse situations. Teachers should respond to diversity in ways of which are formed to accommodate to their students special needs and distinctive interests.
“Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character,” affirmed Julie Bishop. From my perception, New York City is one of the most densely inhabited metropolitan collection of cultural diversity in the world in which structures our temperament. New York City applies an imperative influence upon trade, economics, mass communication, skill, style, and education. Frequently it is known that New York City is a crucial core for global politics and has been depicted as the ethnic headquarters of the globe. New York City has been known as a melting pot of culture and as this prolong throughout towards the current day, the city has become ornate with distinct cultures. Just walking around the streets of the city can be like walking around the halls of a cultural museum. From borough to borough, you can straightforwardly experience several features of different cultures by going to the different ethnic neighborhoods that exist throughout the city. For instance, if you wanted to take a trip to China that you've always dreamed of but couldn’t afford it, when living in New York City you can hop on a subway to Canal Street and be in Chinatown for just a few dollars. Certainly, it's not the same as literally being in China, however, you can experience a quantity of the culture and perchance grab some bona fide Chinese food for dinner. Several places holds their culture to denote each individual in New York City, to make an abundant of people to visit and feel each culture one setting at a time.
“Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is committed to the ideals of excellence in fostering an enriching learning community of students, faculty and staff from a broad spectrum of nations, cultures, and historical perspectives. Diversity is an integral component of human experience, and encompasses but is not limited to issues of race, ethnicity, culture, social class, national origin, gender, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation mental ability, and physical ability. Our collective goal is to create an institutional consciousness of diversity reinforced with equity and excellence through our policies, practices, and programs of inclusion, non-discrimination, and pluralism for all members of the University Community.”
Being a freshman in a new world where all is overwhelming and completely foreign has presented its share of challenges. I have been faced with academic demands that I never experienced in my high school career. Socially, I have strived to find a place to fit in and find acceptance. The challenge I did not anticipate meeting with appreciation, however, is the diversity I have encountered in my first semester of college. For this reason, I have been prompted to take note of the diversity on our campus and to write this essay in an effort to emphasize its cruciality.
At San Jose State University, a racially integrated campus, there is an abundance of diversity. According to the on-campus Institutional Planning and Academic Resources Web site, Asians compose 32 percent of the total student population while whites make up 26 percent. Therefore, Asians are a majority by 6 percent more than whites, the next largest group on campus. Almost 15 percent of the population is unknown. This number may largely represent the multiracial population because some official documents such as enrollment forms, often require them to choose one of their ethnicities or pick the category “other.”
Diversity and Inclusion are important to the University of Toledo’s campus because they don’t just serve to one ethnicity, they serve to many. Many different kinds of cultures come to UT to give themselves an education and to better themselves. Here at the University, they want everyone to get along with each other, since it’ll make coming to school more exciting