I went to a workshop about diversity and internationalization on Sept. 14th. I was interested with this workshop because Professor Vaughn from Stony Brook University was suppose to speak and I am considering transferring to Stony Brook. Professor Vaughn spoke about the crucial role of globalization within colleges. I feel learning in a multicultural community is very beneficial. It helps you learn more about different cultures. Having a diverse population allows us to learn different languages, customs, and best of all try knew foods. I’d like to think I had a diverse group of friends throughout high school. Hopefully I can do the same in college.
After his speech a panel of Baruch professors and students gave in their input about globalization and diversity. Several issues and problems people encounter at Baruch were discussed. Something that I believe is a problem is that people tend to only hang out with others of their own ethnicity. I feel that when you live in such a diverse city as New York City you can’t just hang out with your own kind. I believe having a diverse population within any campus can help prevent or end racism. Because when you learn with people of different racial backgrounds you see that everyone is different and everyone is also the same.