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Many institutions questioned how they were going to provide class necessities and administrators for the newly added courses. These concerns arose when they wondered what kind of controversy will be created from having the classes and what exactly students will benefit from the teachings of ethnic studies. Hu-Dehart stated in her article, “The relationship between ethnic studies programs and traditional academic departments becomes unmanageable because it raises issues of turf protection, competition for scarce resources, and racism on the part of traditional scholars.” At first, the fight for ethnic studies seemed as simple as a three step process: add the class, find teachers, and find students interested in the course. However, many other factors contributed to the establishment of ethnic studies courses. As listed above, these issues complicate the ease of creating a multicultural academic course. Another thing to consider was that not all students agreed to have an ethnic studies course. According to Hu-Dehart, “Traditional scholars find it difficult to shake off their preconceptions about the illegitimacy and inferiority of ethnic studies programs and, by extension, ethnic studies scholars.” Although the importance of an ethnic studies course does not resonate with all student body, being aware of the opinions that are roused is just as important. There may not always be an agreeing audience but it is possible to open the minds of college students by exposing them to multicultural

    The practice of ethnic separation and segregation is common on every college and university campus. Since this practice has happened through history, it is remarkable that this has only been recognized recently as a true problem (Jacobs, 2). Segregation has hampered America as long as it has existed. Ethnicity and segregation was nearly the cause of this country splitting apart during the Civil War. Since then reformation and hard work has attempted to bring unity to this country. Though today, college students have regressed, university pupils are "standing by" their own and are not branching out to those who are unlike them in ethnicity. People in general, but more specifically college students

Going to college should be a fun experience, however adding these added stresses onto students to fit in within a higher social structure should not be a priority. Universities and colleges should address these issues within the administration and make the proper changes. If they want all types of social backgrounds to attend these schools and have a high completion rate then there needs to be proper advising and guidelines for students, as well as the faculty. In contrast, there should be a responsibility for the students that attend to realize that there will be these social occurrences that will take place and there should be places for students to go that do not want to partake in these activities. Housing should also be more specific as to what the students will be around so that they may have the option for different housing. Furthermore, perhaps attending a community college before going to a four-year-university is a better route for many students. There is less distraction and more time for students to

well-rounded person (language, sports, activities) is preferred by colleges- thus, most of the immigrants in college have some sort of integrative cultural identity.

To understand the influence of college culture is a very complex matter. Students experience many cultural currents, some of which may conflict with each other. To add people, pay attention to different things in their environment and may understand the same experiences differently. For that reason, many aspects of campus culture will have different

Fraternities and sororities have created a very “strenuous and selective screening processes utilizing rush events and other tools to determine who they want to become a new member.” Many people are not chosen for the organization they want. He also says that spending a lot of time with a certain group of people could make it harder for someone to branch out and meet people outside of that organization. People get so used to just being with their organization that they often forget there are other people to become friends with. In Kokemuller’s article he also says that being in “tightly knit houses” can limit the ability to branch out. If someone is in an organization that is not very diverse it can affect the ability to interact with different types of people making it less likely. Most college students do not like to break away from their group because they are just simply afraid of rejection. This may be seen as a negative because college is about branching out, but it can also be a positive because you will always have those people to back you up.

Making friends on U.S. campuses could be challenging for those who are an international students. It’s not easy to make friends with American students because they tend to be independent and keep distance from others. In Rebekah Nathan’s book “My Freshman Year”, Nathan claims that social life and developing friendships on U.S. campuses is difficult for international students because American students would make them feel uncomfortable and invisible at times. Nathan’s argues that American students don’t put any effort in talking to students from different race, ethnic, and background. International students are usually on their own or be with their friends since Americans wouldn’t make friends with them. In nathan’s book, she discusses about the

As a member of several clubs and organizations, I have always valued the wide range of people you can find within the walls of my high school. If you walk into my Physics lab, you will find me collaborating with a dancer strongly involved in his cultural heritage and a volleyball player in the engineering academy. If you come to my Calculus class, you will see me calculating derivatives with a football player, a snowboarder, a National Honor Society officer, and a painter. The word “diversity” is often used to describe a cross-cultural population, but it is so much more than that. At Bartlett High School, students originate from hundreds of different cultures, with an abundance interests, and participate together in an assortment of activities.

America’s population has become more diverse within the years ethnically and culturally, which created opportunities for individuals from different backgrounds to engage in more romantic relationships. In the past society followed the social norms, with accepting the racial boundaries in dating and marriage. Interracial dating has had consequences that included family rejecting and social ridicule, which is still prevalent today, just not as much.

Survey college students to find weather or not they are more accepted to be integrated and initiate an interracial

As a senior in high school, I would say that the ethical and racial composition of our student body is very diverse. Even though it’s not a huge topic and something that has yet affected our school, I still believe it is something that is very visible. An example could be the students during lunch. I see a racial division between students whether it be white or Mexicans. As I said before it has not yet been something that has affected our school community as a whole. However, individual students may think otherwise. They might believe that our staff, coaches, for example, may only prefer that whites etc. There’s also an ethnic composition; students are allowed to believe in whatever religion they are desired and even allow them to follow its

First and foremost, thank you for sharing the Significance of Cross-Racial/Ethnic Friendships article with the class. Just as Kawabata and Crick (2011) states, I also believe diversity in the classroom is beneficial to all students because the classroom environment has a positive impact on the students lives inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and socially. Also, I believe exposure is key is one of the biggest reasons why diversity is so beneficial. If a student is in a classroom that consists of students with their same background, same ethnicity, and same cultures, then they dont have the opportunity to experience and learn about other cultures besides their own. On the other hand, when students are in a multicultural

As a white female, I am the opposite of a diverse minority in America, but that has never stopped me from observing and appreciating the diversity around me. My middle school student population was about a 70% minority makeup, and I loved it there. I never stopped learning new things from cultures I hadn't been introduced to in elementary school. High school is no different. I am currently attending an early college on the campus of the nation’s largest public HBCU. My class of 2017 is very small, and extremely diverse. The friends I made are from cultures all over the world: from Panama, Nigeria, Hungary, Vietnam, El Salvador, Pakistan, Germany, India, just to name a few. As the only white female in my grade, every friendship I made gave me

However, social networking is another beneficial thing of integrated schools. I remember after graduating from high school I was looking for a job to save money for a car for college. It turned out that no jobs called me back so I decided to ask my Caucasian friend Bryan from school if he knew any jobs that were hiring at the moment and he said, “I’ll see what I can do.” The next day Bryan called me saying that he got me a job at his uncle’s grocery store. I told him that I appreciate it. Having friends of different ethnicity is

The issue at hand revolves around the fact that people naturally prefer to self segregate themselves into small cliques with similar interests rather than broadening their friend base. College is a place to grow in both an intellectual and psychological way, and if students exclude themselves from making new connections they are interrupting the growing process. This then results in a graduate with few connections and who is not well rounded and unprepared for the real world. If the issue is remedied it will result in students who are more knowledgeable and are better with connecting with other individuals. As a result, when a student graduates college they will not only leave with a mind filled with knowledge but also with a social circle filled with connections and a life of opportunities.