Difficult Questions Face Colleges that Require Students to Take Courses that Explore Issues Relating to Race.

Magner, Denise K.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Difficult Questions Face Colleges that Require Students to Take Courses that Explore Issues Relating to Race.

Magner, Denise K.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n28 pA19-21 Mar 28 1990

A growing number of institutions, prompted by pressures from minority groups, racial tension on campuses, and concerns that students are leaving college unprepared to live in an ethnically diverse nation, are requiring students to take courses that explore issues relating to race. Hurdles facing these requirements are discussed. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Racial Relations, Required Courses, Student Attitudes

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