Diversity In The College Community

As an inspired teacher of secondary education /special education, one of the ideas that most appealed to me was working with students of various ages and learning abilities. I’ve come to realize even more so now with the changing demographics in U.S. schools that we are becoming a very diverse population. Within my classroom student’s differences may consist of their academic level, cultural background, personality, religious beliefs, and the list goes on. Hence, in today’s classroom as a teacher it is important that I embrace, model the attitude to my students, and make positive use of diversity. When educators value diversity, we recognize and respect the fact that people are different and that these differences are generally a good thing. For example, when attempting to solve a problem, it is better to assemble a diverse team with many skills and many different ways of approaching the problem than it is to assemble a team that has all their strength concentrated in one area. If a student feels uncomfortable, unsafe, or not respected, then their chances of success in my class dramatically decrease. Therefore, as an educator I must provide students with an environment that is conducive to learning. I have a number of roles in my classroom; valuing diversity is one of the most important ones a teacher must fill.

Racial diversity is something that is often discussed on college campuses. As a student who self-identifies as a minority in more ways than one I often feel like I have a pretty good understanding of the subject of racism and race. However, often times when these issue are discussed I learn something new; this was the case when reading the articles this week. This week’s articles examined the issue of race from different perspectives. This allowed me to re-examine the issue in a fuller manner; it also allowed me to question some of my own notions that I hadn’t really challenged before.

Washburn University has always been proud of having diversity since it first opened its doors to the public 151 years ago. If you are to look around campus many are able to see how much diversity is valued by the campus as a whole, they know everyone is different and each person has their own story to tell. If a university made it where no one is allowed to talk about where they came before and how they ended up where they are in life. what is the point of being proud of who you are? For me, it is important for each person to be proud of the person who they are because they could have had to overcome so much in life to make it to this point of being an undergraduate.

Diversity on college campuses has increased, which has let people assume that racism decreased and acceptance expanded gradually, however minorities still face prejudice and discrimination. Harvard University presented a research where they gathered college students from 4 particular public universities and questioned them about the social behavior they have experienced or witnessed. In the contrary, they discovered that college students have encountered racist comments or negative facial expressions towards them from Caucasians (Caplan, page 31). This has led to propositions for instance, improving social conduct between children in school, more gratification in regard to one’s culture and positive outlook toward the culture of others because America’s obsession with race and racial attitudes continues to affect individuals emotionally. It is urgent to spread diversity at a younger stage of life, for upcoming children that are starting school. The need of role models around the nation is necessary and relevant to help multicultural education in the schools. Diversity has become significant since people all over the country are passionate about others knowing where they come from and making it possible of a more diverse society in the future.

I do personally think that they should put more diverse culture at colleges and have them have several different cultures and for them to have more things that not everyone would hear of on campus. I was at Peru recently and I had seen that there wasn’t that many different cultures on campus but that could have been because we were there the week after they went back to school. One thing that I could see is that they do need to have some type of diversity in there campus. I had seen that SCC has a lot of diversity on campus. Peru just needs to have more diversity. The college applications do need to have some type of question to ask them what type of race they have but they don’t need to be rude about it. They just need to have diversity, they

To conduct my research I am first going to decide the purpose of my survey, which is to gain knowledge of peoples exposure to diversity and how that effects there social interactions on campus. I will then decide on the question I will ask and the type of question I will choose to use. For my particular choice of research I will chose to do a combination of open end and multiple choice questions. I choose the combination of the two because I would like to be able to get a more personal response and allow respondents to express their with the use of the open end questions, and having multiple choice questions just to get a view on how they feel about specific topics. To help strength my multiple choice answers I will use the lickert Scale because the structure will give my participants realistic answers to my question but not necessarily put words in their mouth. I will then decide what to ask in my survey that will give me the answers to my research question. When coming up with the question I must avoid putting my opinion in the questions and make sure in my questions the answer that I am trying to discover is clear.

I propose a statue for Broward College Central campus that celebrates diversity. The Broward College's student body represents more than 180 different countries. With so many cultural influences, Broward College is what would be described as a “melting pot.” The diversity of Broward College allows for a more interesting learning experience. How an individual thinks is based on his/hers background, experiences, and influences. With over 180 different cultural backgrounds here, there is no one way of thinking. The diversity at Broward College assists its students’ long after their educational careers. With so many different backgrounds, so many different ways of thinking, there has to be a high level of tolerance among students. This is a key

What I learned about this topic that I didn’t know: Some strategies for increasing diversity on campus include cluster hiring and adding additional training

Bringing a diverse structure to medicine is vital for generating a change in the medical field such as reducing healthcare disparities and improving health care for all. Diversity is imperative because it provides us with the opportunity to learn from one another by exhibiting a level of understanding that assists us in facilitating collaboration and cooperation. Once we learn about other cultures it helps us understand different perspectives within the world in which we live, and helps to dispel negative stereotypes and personal biases about different groups. Student diversity for example needs to be vocalized more in medical education because it can become a key component in creating a physician workforce that can meet the needs of a diverse

Overall diversity in college campuses has been held back with the SAT because of its unfair standards. In an article called “These Four Charts Show How the SAT Favors Rich, Educated Families.” written by Zachary Goldfarb, there are statistical charts one of them show that a student who has a parent that has obtained a graduate degree on average score 300 points higher than those who have parents with a lower education. Keep in mind that the article was published by The Washington Post which has won eight pulitzer awards and is considered to be a main source for news. As far as the statistics themselves, I find it to be extremely unfair that students with parents who never had the opportunity to obtain a degree are put in a disadvantage, the amount of people that statistic applies to could range from kids of an immigrant parent to low class students who have parents that could never afford

Coming from a diverse background has allowed me to understand the importance of diversity in a school, whether it be diversity in culture, experiences, activities, or talents. Discovering that Boston University’s undergraduates come from over 100 different countries drew me in right away. Diversity is important in a school because it allows students to learn from one another and share their unique experiences, and being a student at Boston University will allow me to be a part of that amazing diversity. Another prospect that excites me about Boston University is the more than 100 study abroad and internship programs throughout the world. Going to Bolivia through my high school has allowed me to recognize the importance of studying abroad in

Boston University, though taking measures to diversify its community since 2014, has a long road of work ahead campus-wide, according to its spokesperson and a Boston city councilor who subpoenaed the school’s president in 2014 to discuss diversity.

My Mom giving birth to me has been such an important inspiration towards me wanting to pursue a career in medicine. She had to have a C-section because she had placenta abruption, which is when the placenta detaches from the uterus and disables the baby from getting oxygen and nutrients. With this incident, it allowed the doctors 20 minutes to operate and take me out. This tragic moment led me to appreciate how lucky I am today to have the opportunity to assist and care for woman who are pregnant to prevent defects and have a normal birth. At the age of 10, my mom told me this story and that is when I started to become interested in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I got more interested in OB/GYN when I took biology my freshman and sophomore

When I visited Boston University this past fall, I was impressed with the amount of diversity in the student ratio. Boston University is one of the most international schools in the U.S. It fascinates me because it means the school is full of students from all types of cultures and ethnicities. At my school, most of the students in my AP and Honors classes are predominantly Caucasian. Then there is me, the only Hispanic girl in that AP U.S History class. It has always been difficult to form relationships and meet people in my classes because I’m always the odd one out. It’s important to me that I go to a school where I can fit in because I know I won’t be the only Hispanic or minority in a class. I want to meet new people, expand my interests

According to A CBS News research in 2009, the majority of Americans support diversity on college campuses through race policies in Higher Education. This statistic give an indicator that