Section V: Diversity: Addressing the " ... isms" of the '90s

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Date of this Version

1990

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Article

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To Improve the Academy, published by The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, volume 9, 1990.

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

From the top floor to the basement, the institution is buzzing with conversations concerning the multifarious needs of our diverse student population. Let us begin this decade by confronting areas where concentrated attention is immediately necessary: racism, ageism, sexism. The need for faculty and students alike to increase their awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences is obvious.