Ethnicity & Race Practice Tools

Multiculturalism has been described as a “movement...whose goal is to elevate and celebrate diverse ethnic backgrounds” (Johnson, 2000). Multiculturalism as a concept is both challenging and provocative. Responses to multiculturalism vary, depending on socioeconomic factors, political environments, and individual orientation to cultural pluralism

Recent decisions on affirmative action have had a negative effect on minority student matriculation at public universities throughout the United States. This effect can be seen most clearly in Texas and California, where affirmative action in higher education is being dismantled (Stolley, 1997). Public universities in these states have witnessed sharp declines in black and Latino enrollment, creating fears that the universities could become overwhelmingly white.