That's what college is about, not just bookwork and then leaving. Just as individuals evolve and dialogues expand, Okazaki said, so must a society. And the catalysts for change are often the challenges posed by difference. It's not always easy, but for a society with a dynamic population like Southern California, change is inevitable, she said. In that short time, noticed a change.
Discrimination is nothing new but reverse discrimination was unheard of ten years ago.
Not only is the discussion changing in the classroom, but so are the people. The latest published census of students at CSUN shows the number of Caucasian students has declined. Today, Caucasians make up a little more than 37 percent of the population, while in 1992 they made up more than half of the student population. Allen said the Valley itself is undergoing a significant change, with the Latino population expected to increase by approximately 50 percent over the next few years, in some parts of the region. While there's a lot of interaction among ethnic groups in economic strata, Allen said social interaction is still limited.