The Lack of Diversity in Higher Education Institutions

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This essay will be arguing that colleges and universities should promote more efforts to diversify and create equal representation of all students. Attending higher education institution for minorities has been an uneasy struggle and one that few minorities accomplish. The dilemma of African American enrollment for example, in a college lecture hall at Texas A&M containing 250 seats, only a maximum 4 out of 250 seats will contain African American students. Unfortunately, many institutions are similar to Texas A&M University, they have an underrepresentation of minorities their on campus in relationship to white students. The lack of diversity keeps stigmas associated with racism relevant and disregards the demographic representation of minorities in America disabling students from identifying with different cultures. There’s evidence from scholars such as Elizabeth Smith and Emilia Plonska, students and instructors that validate in order to promote unity and knowledge of all cultures institutions must promote integration of minorities and increase attendance. Many minorities fail to complete their journeys in higher education which results in unequal representation, segregated environments and unprivileged minorities receiving the benefits of a quality post-secondary education offered at prestige Universities like Texas A&M and UCLA The demographic underrepresentation of African American students promotes inferiority of the minority races, which creates a segregated environment. Elizabeth Smith article Racism: It Is Always There, examines the failure of American society to reconcile with the issues of racism and the effects on the American society. Smith defines institutional racism as “fueled by a reluctance to change what per... ... middle of paper ... ...linda Gates Foundation, July 2013. Print Mitchell, Kendall. "Student Posts Video to Spark Discussion about Lack of Diversity at UCLA." University of California Los Angles Daily Bruin, 8 Nov. 2013. Web. 06 Dec. 2013. Miller, L. Scott. An American Imperative: Accelerating Minority Educational Advancement. New Haven: Yale UP, 1995. Print. Smith, Elizabeth Martinez. "Racism: It Is Always There." Library Journal 113.18 (1988): 35. Academic Search C Complete. Web. 5 Dec. 2013 Stehenson, Laura. "Enrollment Surpasses 50,000 For First Time In History | TAMUtimes." RSS. TAMU Battlion, 0 05 Sept. 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. Zylkiewicz-Plonska, Emilia. "The Importance Of Socio-Cultural Context Of Learning. Specificity Of Working With Culturally Diverse Groups Of Students." Bridges / Tiltai 64.3 (2013): 103-112. Academic Search Complete. W eb. 6 Dec. 2013.

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