Across the country, many colleges are making the same promises: we will do more to support our minority students. We care deeply about diversity. We are committed to an inclusive campus.
But what, exactly, does that commitment look like?
“One of the issues with diversity efforts and conversations is they lack focus. They’re all over the place,” Samuel Museus said. “You ask 50 people what that means, and they’ll tell you 50 different things.”
Museus is the director of Indiana University at Bloomington’s Culturally Engaging Campus Environment Project, an initiative created to help colleges attain that focus. Last month, the project released a survey that colleges can use to encourage inclusive campus environments. Colleges that register will administer the survey to students during the 2016-17 academic year, and Museus hopes the results will help those colleges make meaningful changes.
