May 15, 2016
Diversity in Academe: Who Sets a College's Diversity Agenda?
Our coverage examines some of the many efforts underway to make campuses more diverse and inclusive. One thing almost everyone agrees on: You can’t measure diversity just by counting numbers. Authentic diversity — in the student body, on the faculty, and in the many unscripted encounters that make up daily life on a campus — requires a deep and broadly shared commitment.
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How Do You Create a Diversity Agenda?
Many plans fail to connect different parts of a campus, but some colleges have found ways to broaden the conversation.
Auditing Diversity
Assessments can force officials to be introspective about their commitment to diversity and pinpoint which efforts to tackle first.
Are Colleges’ Diversity Efforts Putting Students in ‘Silos’?
Student-life officials stress that designated cultural spaces play a vital role in making campuses inclusive. But, they say, colleges must also build places where diverse students can have difficult conversations.
Required for All New Students: Dialogue 101
Freshmen and transfers at the University of Oklahoma must take five hours of training designed to help them have respectful conversations about race.
At Elon, Living Differently Together
The university encourages undergraduates to live on campus for all four years as a way of helping them build relationships with peers who don’t share similar backgrounds.
Demand Surges for Diversity Consultants
Whether confronting crises or merely maintaining the calm, the firms bring an impartial voice to issues involving race and gender.
Why We Need a ‘Scholarship of Belonging’
Universities are in a defining moment, where they must themselves embrace the values they hope to see reflected in society.
The Latino Agenda Is the National Agenda
Steps to improve the performance of students in this population will help students over all.
Want Students With Drive and Grit? Look in Community Colleges
If universities are truly invested in creating new types of knowledge, they must look beyond their peer institutions when recruiting graduate students.
How the Teacher’s Race Affects the Teaching of Race
Two professors, one white and one Indian, consider a dilemma: If you’re white, students assume you have no experience with race. But if you’re not white, you have no authority to teach about it.
For the Nation’s Health, Medical Schools Must Become More Diverse
Despite decades of effort, diversity in medicine has not kept up with the growing diversity of the population.
Glitches at a Conference Illustrate the Challenges Immigrant Families Face
How would English speakers feel if a quarter of their audience walked out because of a comprehension problem?
Forum: What Does a Genuine Commitment to Diversity Look Like?
We asked a group of commentators to answer the question. Here’s what they told us.
