Teaching
Diversity:
Challenges and Complexities,
Identities and Integrity
Edited
by
William M. Timpson,
Silvia Sara Canetto,
Evelinn A. Borrayo, and
Raymond Yang
Diversity in higher education—both in
the student body and the faculty—is an idea much heralded in
academia. But how do committed faculty plan for diversity, teach it,
and find opportunities within courses to expand on the canon of their
discipline? How can diversity issues be dealt with in a sensitive yet
exciting manner?
The contributors to this volume asked
themselves these questions, exploring their own experiences, sharing
what their lives had taught them, and making sense of difficult and
sometimes conflicting ideologies. Together, the faculty and staff at
Colorado State University created a safe environment for each other to
search, question, and then take their new awareness out into the
greater community.
This is a compilation of their thoughts
and struggles as they explored the complexities of a diverse world and
institution. It is a search for ways in which identity is preserved
and celebrated, a search that supports integrity for all.
This volume shares a portion of what they
learned and shared. It can serve as a starting point for discussions
on other campuses eager to move forward with diversity initiatives.
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