Dallas Dinner Table

In a world that is becoming increasingly dynamic and interconnected where each of us are becoming more dependent on each other, diversity is a crucial element of life. Never in human history have students had available to them the

Ours is a growing and wonderful community. With growth, however, come greater challenges and even greater opportunities. Our community consists of many people from many different cultures and with growth it will become even more diverse. We have all seen tragedies unfold in schools across the country and as made evident by the necessity of our bullying policy, the issues of ignorance and intolerance are also alive and well here at home. This is why we must address issues surrounding cultural diversity. Cultural diversity is simply the blending of different cultures – people with different backgrounds, routines, looks, beliefs, styles of dress all coming together to form a community. The challenge is do we continue to stick our head

Education holds the key to success because it offers opportunities and experiences that can help change the world. Yes, I think race caucuses have the potential to provide opportunities for racial and social change on college campuses. According to Ireland and Jones (2013), it is important to “development programs and practices that encourage all students and staff to think more complexly about their own and others’ identities and lived experiences” (p. 3). Learning with and from individuals with a variety of backgrounds help encourage collaboration, help create social identities, and fosters innovation. With this in mind, a multitude of lessons can be achieved. For example, as we (humans) learn more about diversity, ethnicity, and cultural backgrounds, the more open-minded we (humans) are to change. One of the most significant aspects of the student development theory is the holistic approach considering the student as a whole. As a teacher, we learn every student is unique. We have to consider the student as a whole person taking into consideration their physical, social, biological and cultural distinctions. Even at a college level this is still true. Race caucuses have the potential to impact positive racial attitudes, change campus environments, and help create partnerships

Topic Description: For over 200 hundred years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs have played a very important role role in the education of African-Americans. These schools have provided most of the black college graduates. Many people believe that these colleges should be shut down because we live in a very diverse nation and these schools represent racism. These schools have attracted and motivated many young black people, to get a higher education. By seeing people just like them, with similar upbringings and similar interest making great achievements, it provides those young black people with a great opportunity to further

25). The key outcome tries to get “educators…to broaden students’ understanding of differences and different groups of people” (Kumashiro, 2004, p.xxv), through embracing their students’ diversity. The idea of embracing student diversity and experiences within the classroom ties into the idea of culturally relevant teaching. As described by Pelkowski (2014 p.7), is “described as [the] critical consciousness, or an individuals’s awareness of how herself and others are impact by the dimensions of culture, race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as how these dimensions are related to the political, social, and economic systems”. I think if students have a fundamental understanding of how these structures/systems impact them and those around them is of paramount importance within this unit, especially within the Canadian context. Through student learning, they should be able to understand how some factors will contribute to how someone identifies or refuses to identify to certain types of

”(Feagin 1) Racism has not died yet. One might think it has because there are no segregation laws or slaves anymore but it is still prevalent today. There are many ways to combat racism all over the world though. For college campuses, we need programs implemented into the curriculum, not only for students, but for staff also. The school will get everybody talking about race, even though it is a touchy subject in today's time with all that's going on. It will still get them talking about it and the people who don't have to deal with racial subjection because they are white will most likely feel uncomfortable talking about this. The university will have the students and faculty do these classes in big seminar groups, or they can do it by themselves in their dorm or at home where they may feel more comfortable. We hope that educating the youth about racism and combatting racism will reduce systemic racism, and racism in the youth of America. According to the article “College degree gap grows wider between whites, blacks and Latino,” by the author by Meredith Kolodner in the state of West Virginia, it shows the percentages of college graduates compared between races. Only 24% of the African Americans in West Virginia graduate from colleges, compared to 48% of Whites

This ongoing series of events is now known as KENTtalks, which strategically addresses key-topics to promote university-wide civil discourse. Taking part in and advocating for intercultural and cross-cultural events, such as KENTtalks, played an important role in my position as a student leader. Creating opportunities for constructive dialogue and cultural understanding for sensitive topics and issues is an essential component towards building a campus climate that encourages mutual respect and collaborative relationships. This mutual respect and collaboration between students helps to promote and advocate for social justice, and also in the personal and academic growth necessary in the attainment of a quality holistic

Classrooms will be filled with a variety of students coming from many different cultures and backgrounds. Teachers need to acknowledge each student will be different in this aspect and will have had different experiences in their lives. As the class moves forward, the goal is to provide students with the same experiences, just with through different lenses. To do this, the classroom must have a strong sense of community and a

Lyon College fosters mutual respect and understanding among and for all people of different cultures, ethnicities, races, religions, sexual orientations, genders, ages, national origins, socio-economic backgrounds, and physical abilities. It does so by promoting a definition of diversity and acceptance dynamic enough to grow in the future. To ensure such growth, the SGA has created a standing Diversity Committee with a charge that includes the following:

During Thanksgiving, the dining table is always set up very nicely, with matching plates, silverware, and even elegant decorations like beautiful flowers in colorful vases. Most of the time, these wonderful setups are inspired by something - weather it be a past Thanksgiving meal, or the very sophisticated “model dinner table” that is displayed so artfully in a cooking magazine. Either way, the setup of the dinner table strives to replicate and relive a certain image, just like how the ideals of the Renaissance mimicked those of the Ancient Greek and Roman times. Architecture, sculptures, and even paintings from the Renaissance certainly mimic the Ancient Greek’s appreciation of the human body, and even the characteristics of humanism and individualism that were rediscovered in the Renaissance.

Destination Diversity is a club to promote a safe, caring, compassionate environment! In our school, we promote that all people are different, and it is essential to treat them with respect. As educators, we should help celebrate diversity with empathy. This diversity club will be a group of students devoted to celebrating diversity. Students in this club will promote diversity and spread the message of tolerance by displaying bulletin boards, reading to younger children, and designing presentations to educate everyone about different cultures through broadcast segments on the daily announcements. The goal is to celebrate our diversity and embrace our

Having a diverse student body is no longer enough in today's world. There has to be active striving to be inclusive, and willingness to listen and support our stories and struggles; whether that be police brutality on the lives of my black brothers and sisters that’s dismissed as an effect of “black on black crimes,” to the transgender tipping point in the media that fails to express the constant dangers and struggles they

Historically Black College Universities (HBCU) have been attracting African American people for years with their high quality education, great history, and amazing band. However, over time the requirements have changed to attend. HBCU’s are colleges that can relate to the african american students, help them grow as individuals, and become more knowledgeable about their culture. HBCU’s are predominantly black schools, but in the recent years the schools have integrated. Now that these schools are becoming more diverse, it gives the school no unique quality. HBCU’s should become a part of the state university system, due to the ways they are conforming to the ways of other colleges.

For this assignment, I read and listened to the transcript of Deena Prichep’s radio transmission. By only reading I did not get the full effect that the broadcaster was providing. However, once I listened I was able to hear the importance of the dialog. The segment is about the diversity on college campus’s. The information that I gathered from reading the transcript does not surprise me at all. I feel that College campuses are like any other business wanting to attract a customer. They are creating ads with more diversity than the campus’s truly have to entice people of different ethnicities to attend. I see nothing wrong with this, as it shows the schools are making all feel welcomed in my opinion. The question posed in this week’s

If these institutions want to survive they must align with other institutions and adapt to compete for Latino students; who in the past 30 years, have increasingly enrolled in college, especially in regions of the country where the Latino population is growing rapidly (Ozuna, 2012), Asian American students and students who belong to the LGBT community. While some HBCUs have already started to implement these practices, other institutions have done a better job targeting these groups and collectively HBCUs are way behind.