A study examined to what extent journalism/mass communication education is attempting to sensitize students to covering people with disabilities in comparison to what it is doing in regard to addressing diversity issues concerning race, gender and sexual orientation. Two hypotheses were proposed: (1) that academic institutions accredited by the…

Since the University of California (UC) Board of Regents banned the consideration of race, ethnicity and gender in admissions, college outreach programs have been the primary vehicle of achieving diversity among the UC student body. Outreach programs constitute an array of tools and services that help improve the college preparedness and…

Discussion of J. Renzulli's Enrichment Triad and School Enrichment Models finds them supportive of broader inclusion of students from diverse backgrounds yet notes the continued under representation of such students in programs for the gifted. It suggests that addressing the models' implications for access, generalization, long-range impact, and…