What most never seem to realize, or more likely have forgotten, is that the diversity evident in this nation is a RESULT of past immigration and assimilation of our parents and their forebears into what used to be the “melting pot” that was America. Then, you could ask your neighbor what his nationality was and he would proudly reply (often in broken, heavily-accented English,) “I am an American!” There was no hyphenation in his words, no qualification. He may have eaten the same foods and spoken the old language among his family, house of worship our social club, but the drive to “fit in,” to BE an American, was paramount. When we left our houses and went to town, we knew what to expect, what polity and propriety were and, though there were prejudices to overcome, when America was threatened, we stood as one. I learned to use chopsticks and re-learned the wonder of snow in grade school from a fellow strident just recently in from the P.I.; heck, there are too many of those types of incidences from all over to mention. But their experiences, brought here and added to the melting pot, made us ALL stronger and our culture richer. Now, the experiences once so freely, proudly shared, are hoarded as something that makes the newcomer “unique” and “special” and, more deserving and, sadly, different. I welcome anyone who follows our laws and enters this county legally, assimilates into our culture (which includes treating others as you would yourself like to be treated) and embraces the opportunities afforded by this nation. I eschew those who would force their old culture onto our own, demanding that the people of this nation cater to their whims and desires, and hold themselves to be somehow superior because they are different. We should, therefore, not strive for diversity, as that demands we sort people by their perceived or professed differences; rather, we should strive to include and be included, to the betterment of all. ” From Many, One.” Diversity will, as it has in the past, result.

I find the comments on this page interesting. I also find it funny that some of the comments following this article, and the author of the article itself, do not acknowledge that diversity programs would not have to exist if academic departments across university campuses infused diversity (which substantial evidence indicates is critical to education and learning) into their pedagogy and curriculum. Unfortunately, they refuse to do so. Perhaps it is the academic departments that are failing to keep up with the diversification of society and making themselves expendable. And, to the Scott Hoffman, it is easy to preach colorblindness when you are the one who benefits from it (which is why it is usually White people who preach is why White people are usually preaching it). Dr. Martin Luther King also noted that we should not settle for the oppression that exists within society today. In my opinion, when every academic department is reflecting the diversity of our communities, then we have no need to sustain diversity offices. And, that is a long ways away.
Prof.

Diversity Uber Alles!

Seems it’s much more important to these propaganda and indoctrination factories sometimes called universities to continue their repressive, discriminatory, punitive actions than to actually educate. The hatred these so called educators demonstrate is shocking. And sickening.

The mission of the University has diverged as much from teaching as General Motors’ has from producing cars.

The insane religion of Marxist boomer class has come home to roost in the academy.

This continues the trend which I’ll term the “NPRizing” of liberal institutions.
When the choice is between keeping a broader audience and an ideologically-pure message, the message rules. The institution then becomes less engaged in the broader American cultural marketplace.
As a result the institution losses public funding and support, but, railing against the philistines, accepts this cruel fate. A reduced institution asks for private contributions, and stays to its left-liberal message to the very end.

Wait– more jobs leaving California for Texas? I’m shocked– SHOCKED.

Well, the colleges are already drowning graduates in oceans of debt which they’ll never be able to pay off with their useless degrees. Seems like they are trying just as hard as they can to demonstrate to the world just how useless and irrelevant they have become. Good job.

And here I thought getting a degree in some kind of diversity studies would be meaningless. Apparently a PhD in biology is worth less than a BA in Womyns Studies…at least in the UC system.