National Survey on Diversity in the Undergraduate Curriculum

With support from the James Irvine Foundation, AAC&U conducted a national survey of diversity requirements in higher education in order to construct a national overview of efforts to diversify the undergraduate curriculum. Results of the survey were made available in fall 2000 and have been published in Diversity Digest and on DiversityWeb. Included in the project report are ten case studies published in Diversity Digest (Fall/Winter, 2002 and Spring 2002) describing general education programs that have taken particularly interesting and successful approaches to teaching students about diversity. This report updated findings from AAC&U's earlier report, "General Education and American Commitments: A National Report on Diversity Requirements and Courses."

• AAC&U Survey on Diversity Requirements: Overview of Survey Data
  
• AAC&U Survey on Diversity Requirements: Breakdown of Data By Institutional Type and Geographic Region
  
• Findings From Previous Studies of Diversity Requirements
  
• AAC&U Survey on Diversity Requirements
  
• Findings from Ford Foundation National Poll on Public Attitudes Toward Campus Diversity

Diversity Digest articles on the National Survey and Diversity Requirements

• "National Survey Finds Diversity Requirements Common Around the Country," (Fall, 2000)
  
• Case Studies from Institutions Using General Education Programs to Teach Diversity (Part One), Fall/Winter 2002
  "Intercultural Studies and Social Responsiblity: Diversity Pervades Curriculum at Pitzer College"
  "Leadership, Dialogue, and a Long-Term Commitment: Keys to Effective Curriculum Change at Kent State"
  "Breaking New Ground: St. Edward's University Forges a Cultural Foundations Program"
  "Taking Stock of the Curriculum: San Jose State University Develops and Assesses its Diversity Gains"
  "Making Diversity a Focus: Illinois Wesleyan Flags Changes to the Curriculum"
  
• Case Studies from Institutions Using General Education Programs to Teach Diversity (Part Two), Spring 2002
  "Transformation and Change: The Cultural Breadth Requirement at Santa Ana College"
  "Educating for Lives of Thoughtful Inquiry, Service, and Care: Perspectives of Diversity Courses at Pacific Lutheran University"
  "Engaging the Complexity of U.S. Diversity: University of California at Berkeley"
  "The Importance of Place and History: The Studies in Race Requirement at Temple University"
  "Getting to the Core of Diversity: Intercultural Studies and the CORE at Scripps College"
  
• "Measuring the Impact of a Diversity Requirement on Students' Level of Racial Prejudice," (Winter, 2000)
  
• "The Impact of Diversity Courses: Research from Pennsylvania State University," (Winter, 2000)
  
• "New Research on the Benefits of Diversity in College and Beyond: An Empirical Analysis," (Spring, 1999)