Teaching Culturally Diverse College Students in a Pluralistic Society

The new millennium is one of great challenge for diversity in American higher education. Christensen and Tafel (1990) define diversity as difference in perspective, experience, culture, [and] attitude all which present challenges and opportunities to faculty and administrators in the new millennium. Teaching culturally diverse students in a pluralistic classroom is perhaps a more formidable challenge for faculty than at any time in our history. Today, higher education institutions are seeking answers to the complex issues of access, admission, retention and graduation of culturally diverse students. With the rapidly growing body of research of what works with culturally diverse students on college campuses, higher education institutions have developed the expertise and resources necessary to meet the needs of this new student population.