Diversity in Colleges Essay example -- Race Sex Diversity

Traditional Diversity At UC-Berkeley, the course description for "Politics and Poetics" (Fall Course 2002) stated that "conservative thinkers are encouraged to seek other sections." (SAF 1). Though the instructor later apologized for the description, this is the sort of encouragement conservative-minded students are greeted with many times during their college experience. It is said that in class, students are taught that their country -- and Western culture in general -- is tainted by racism, sexism, and oppression (Stearn 2). Outside class, students are forced into consciousness-raising exercises that heighten tensions and bolster radical pressure groups (Stearn 2). For example, at Brown University, an organized coalition of fifteen ethnic and political student groups stole 4,000 copies of the Brown Daily Herald in March 2002 (SAF 2). The theft was conducted as retribution for the paper's decision to print an anti-reparations [for slavery] ad penned by David Horowitz, a well-known liberal turned conservative political activist (2). The director of Brown's Afro-American studies program defended the coalition's action, claiming, "If something is free, you can take as many copies as you like. This is not a free speech issue. It is a hate speech issue." (SAF 2). Horowitz's anti-reparation comments are entitled: "10 Reasons Why Reparations For Blacks Are A Bad Idea For Blacks And Racist, Too." (Horowitz, 10 Reasons). While Horowitz's title may cause some anxiety for reparation supporters, it is, simply, an individual opinion. However, Horowitz knew very well that the opinion published with this essay would induce some serious backlash, and all odds should be placed on his counting on the scathing rebuttals to open a wide d... .... Horowitz, David. "In Defense of Intellectual Diversity." Chronicle.com. 13 February 2004: 5 pp. Internet. Online. Direct page link. . Accessed 24 April 2004. Horowitz, David and Lehrer, Eli. "Political Bias in the Administrations and Faculties of 32 Elite Colleges and Universities." April 2003: 4 pp. Online. Internet. Direct page link. . Accessed 10 May 2004. Stearn, Peter. "Expanding the Agenda of Cultural Research." 2 May 2003: 5 pp. Online subscription only. . Accessed 14 May 2004. Students for Academic Freedom Website (SAF). "Bias Incidents on Campus." 12 May 2004: 14 pp. Studentsforacademicfreedom.org. Internet. Online. . Accessed 14 May 2004. Diversity in Colleges Essay example -- Race Sex Diversity Traditional Diversity At UC-Berkeley, the course description for "Politics and Poetics" (Fall Course 2002) stated that "conservative thinkers are encouraged to seek other sections." (SAF 1). Though the instructor later apologized for the description, this is the sort of encouragement conservative-minded students are greeted with many times during their college experience. It is said that in class, students are taught that their country -- and Western culture in general -- is tainted by racism, sexism, and oppression (Stearn 2). Outside class, students are forced into consciousness-raising exercises that heighten tensions and bolster radical pressure groups (Stearn 2). For example, at Brown University, an organized coalition of fifteen ethnic and political student groups stole 4,000 copies of the Brown Daily Herald in March 2002 (SAF 2). The theft was conducted as retribution for the paper's decision to print an anti-reparations [for slavery] ad penned by David Horowitz, a well-known liberal turned conservative political activist (2). The director of Brown's Afro-American studies program defended the coalition's action, claiming, "If something is free, you can take as many copies as you like. This is not a free speech issue. It is a hate speech issue." (SAF 2). Horowitz's anti-reparation comments are entitled: "10 Reasons Why Reparations For Blacks Are A Bad Idea For Blacks And Racist, Too." (Horowitz, 10 Reasons). While Horowitz's title may cause some anxiety for reparation supporters, it is, simply, an individual opinion. However, Horowitz knew very well that the opinion published with this essay would induce some serious backlash, and all odds should be placed on his counting on the scathing rebuttals to open a wide d... .... Horowitz, David. "In Defense of Intellectual Diversity." Chronicle.com. 13 February 2004: 5 pp. Internet. Online. Direct page link. . Accessed 24 April 2004. Horowitz, David and Lehrer, Eli. "Political Bias in the Administrations and Faculties of 32 Elite Colleges and Universities." April 2003: 4 pp. Online. Internet. Direct page link. . Accessed 10 May 2004. Stearn, Peter. "Expanding the Agenda of Cultural Research." 2 May 2003: 5 pp. Online subscription only. . Accessed 14 May 2004. Students for Academic Freedom Website (SAF). "Bias Incidents on Campus." 12 May 2004: 14 pp. Studentsforacademicfreedom.org. Internet. Online. . Accessed 14 May 2004.