Diversity
In society, every individual is now afforded equal rights and opportunities—an education foremost among those opportunities. Higher education is clearly the gateway to a better quality of life. While access to higher education has been legally ensured, at the University of Arkansas it remains a high priority to see that prospective students from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities feel welcome on campus.
The workplace also is becoming not just multi-cultural, but multi-national and multi-lingual. The world always has been a diverse place, but never before has that diversity penetrated so deeply into our daily lives. As an educational institution, the campus community must reflect Arkansas demographics and America’s changing society as a whole.
A university-wide diversity task force is leading efforts to generate programs that strengthen not only racial and ethnic diversity, but cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity as well. Funds have been allocated to implement many of the task force’s recommendations, and new programs and initiatives are under way.
The university’s Multicultural Center, located in the Arkansas Union, also enhances the academic experience by preparing students for life in a pluralistic society. The staff seeks to provide a home-away-from-home atmosphere for African-American, Latino/a, Native-American and Asian-American students; an environment that promotes cross-cultural interaction; and collaboration throughout the university to generate educational, cultural and social programs as well as resources that assist in the development of a diverse community.
While there is always work to do in creating a welcoming environment, these efforts are having an impact in the number of students who are choosing to study at the University of Arkansas. African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, and American Indian populations on campus all have grown markedly in recent years.
To learn more about how the University of Arkansas is working to foster diversity within its academic community, visit http://diversitynews.uark.edu online.
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