From the editor.A couple of years ago, General Motors told the U.S. Supreme Court that "the future of American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of business and, in some measure, of the American economy" depended upon the continued use of affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. to create a diverse student body at colleges and universities. "Diversity in academic institutions," GM explained, "is essential to teaching students the human relations human relations npl → relaciones fpl humanas and analytic an·a·lyt·ic or an·a·lyt·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to analysis or analytics. 2. Expert in or using analysis, especially one who thinks in a logical manner. 3. Psychoanalytic. skills they need to thrive and lead in the work environments of the twenty-first century." Of course, the higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. community itself agrees with GM on this. And so too do the companies and state governments and professional associations and trade unions and former military leaders who filed the unprecedented number of friend-of-the-court briefs in the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. affirmative action cases. Indeed, by the time the cases had wended their way through the court, it seemed that leaders from nearly every sector of American society had gone on the record in support of diversity in higher education. For its part, the Supreme Court ended by reaffirming the principle that diversity is a compelling national interest. And so, by now, everyone knows that, when it comes to education, equity and excellence go hand in hand. Well, okay, maybe not everyone. But there is a broad and growing consensus on this point. Polls consistently find the general public to be supportive supportive adjective Pertaining to a Pt management philosophy in which only the Sx of a particular condition are treated; supportive measures are often taken when no specific and/or effective therapy is available or accessible–eg, viral meningitis, or of diversity. Several years ago, for instance, when the Ford Foundation undertook the first-ever national poll on diversity in higher education, we learned that, by a better than three-to-one margin, Americans believe that diversity programs raise rather than lower academic standards. In truth, "diversity" actually refers to an array of issues and approaches within the academy. And while there is general agreement on its importance, the concept of diversity is not always sharply or consistently defined. So what exactly is the role of diversity in fulfilling the academy's educational and civic mission? And where is the diversity agenda heading, anyway? With these questions in mind, and with an eye to the future, the Featured Topic section examines the present state of diversity in higher education. |
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