They invited me everywhere. They introduced me to their friends. They didn't care where I was from or what my skin color was. They wanted to hang out because we were all people. But some, like Ray Carlisle, director of the educational opportunity program at UM, think it is the administration that needs to be doing more to broaden students' perspectives.
Diversity is a value.
Especially when you go to college and are learning new things and are establishing your identity. As Doss points out, Montana is not necessarily a region that has an abundance of African Americans. If they come here, they will have to be recruited, like athletes. The UM Athletics Department is the largest recruiter of minority students on campus. While numbers are not exact, they estimate between 20-25 of the 45 black students on campus are on athletic teams.