Examines how college campuses, which have tended in recent years to maintain a secular atmosphere, address students' growing interest in religion and spirituality. Offers that the solution may be to embrace religious pluralism, a concept that can help educators see ways to honor the full spectrum of religions and spirituality without giving…

Shares demographics that pertain to women and minorities at five national CEDA (Cross Examination Debate Association) tournaments from 1991 to 1995; examines barriers that prevent diversity and representativeness; describes actions taken; and proposes solutions for the future. (PA)

In this report, the Commission considers the request by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (BOG) and the Riverside Community College District (RCCD) to establish the Moreno Valley Educational Center as a full-service community college campus. The Commission?s overall conclusion is that the Moreno Valley Educational Center…

Diversity is accepted as desirable in nursing education, ensuring that the system is both stable and responsive to the social environment. A more favorable environment for diversity requires eliminating or modifying policies that damage it. (Includes commentary by Jenny Morris.) (SK)

Discusses how, as lawyers on both sides make their final preparations for the approaching April 1 deadline to present oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court in the University of Michigan's two affirmative action cases, legal scholars say it is anyone's guess on who will eventually prevail in the landmark decision. (EV)

Discusses one scholar who believes that even though the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the University of Michigan admissions cases, Americans already are living in a post-affirmative action world. For this particular scholar, a ruling against Michigan might boost minority achievement. Others, however, are less optimistic. (EV)

Recounts an episode when, as young schoolboys, Prince Charles and classmates presented "Macbeth" as an end-of-term-play. Traces the events at school that took on different meanings when viewed from maturity. (NH)

To address the influx of a diverse population of students, Michigan's Olivet College undertook a complete overhaul of its curriculum. In an effort to increase student awareness of diversity and address the diverse needs of students, it created the Olivet Plan, a combination of academic and co-curricular initiatives. This article discusses the…

Maps the evolution of a pioneering tradition of diversity at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from the late 19th century to the present. Asserts that social and educational environments traditionally supporting diversity at HBCUs emerged out of group struggle between blacks and their allies as well as with those seeking to…

Examines potential issues related to diversity and the role of mentoring in Health Education and Promotion, focusing on: the history and definition of mentoring; the structure of mentoring programs; diversity issues related to students, Health Education and Promotion professionals, and their constituents in the context of mentoring; mentoring…

Responds to critiques of an article comparing Dewey and Vygotsky. The critiques argued that Dewey did not promote process over product in the classroom and that Dewey and Vygotsky are more similar than the original article suggested. Focuses on critiques regarding the process product relationship, concrete curriculum issues, student diversity, and…

States that honest discussions about affirmative action will be impossible as long as those who challenge campus orthodoxy are vilified and silenced. Offers that a commitment to diversity will include respect for ideological diversity and a realization that some critics of affirmative action may properly focus attention on class and caste biases…

The importance of recognizing the culture of deaf people is often overlooked when addressing issues of student diversity in the schools. Including the culture of deaf students can add vitality and energy to the educational environment, providing an alternative and unique perspective. This paper describes deafness, explains deaf culture, and…

Many colleges use brochures to depict their institutions as diverse, but recent revelations of photo-doctoring raise broader questions about how student bodies are portrayed. (EV)

It is more difficult today to separate the sphere of our lives into categories of domestic and foreign, national and international. Students are quickly becoming citizens of a more integrated and expanding world. Authors provide a summary of the principal reasons for the internationalization of student affairs work, and offer practical advice on…