Diversity In AD's

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age.
Another reason to make diversity issues a priority is because we need to prepare
for the future. In the next 10 years and beyond, there will be an increase in minority
students. Teachers, faculty, coaches, and staff need to know that times are changing and
they must act appropriately. In the article by McCauley, Wright, and Harris (2000), it
states that in 1995, 67 percent of U.S. children aged 5-17 were white, 15 percent were
black, 13 percent were Hispanic, and 5 percent were Asian/Pacific Islanders, American
Indians, and Alaskan native. Between 2000 and 2020, it is projected that there will be 61
percent more Hispanic children aged 14-17 and 47 percent more Hispanic children aged
5-13. The numbers of Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaskan Native
children aged 14-17 is projected to increase by 73 percent, while the number of those
children aged 5-13 is projected to grow by 67 percent. The number of white children
aged 5-13 is projected to decrease by 11 percent, and the number of white children aged
14-17 is projected to decrease by 10 percent. Yet these numbers only cover the racial
diversity issue. “The numbers of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered peoples in the
United States are also increasing. And, of course, women comprise more than half of the
population” (Rock, p.3). The statistics indicate that times are changing and we are
becoming a very diverse society in a short span of time. As an example, if a professional
NBA team currently only allowed white players on the team, then they would most likely
be runned over by teams that have diversed and have the best players in all identities.
Just like how companies are trying to scramble to get their products on the internet
because they know that if they don’t start changing now, they will be too far behind from
their competitors in a short span of time.
Diversity training can be used to bolster employee morale, r...