Few questions elicit answers as diverse as that of what diversity itself means.
University officials have expressed disappointment at minority recruitment rates in both the faculty and the student body. The University 2000 program's emphasis on minority recruitment and retention, however, is reflective of the school's strong tradition, administrators say. U2000 prompts re-evaluation of GC For James W. Reed, a teaching assistant in General College, that college was the key to his higher education. Although the threats made by administrators last winter to close the college did not shake his belief in the University's commitment to diversity as typified by U2000, it did raise other questions, he said. U2000 speaks for diversity, requiring second language Preparing students to perform efficiently in a diverse job market is one of the implicit goals of the University 2000 plan.