Gomez, who served on a CED task force, said the amended version of the proposal wouldn't have accomplished the goal of the original, which was to learn how the experiences of other groups have contributed to today's society and politics. English professor Shawn Wong, who wrote the CED report that served as the model for the proposal, also opposed the shift from U.S. to global society. Our research indicates that over 90 percent of the students would have already taken a class to satisfy that requirement. There's really no reason to have a requirement that vague. The ASUW, which previously supported the proposal, is now discussing whether they can support it.
Many students are pessimistic about the future of the requirement.
Those involved with the issue said an official requirement is not the only way to inject diversity in the curriculum. John Junker, chair of the Faculty Senate, said that even if the CED requirement isn't approved, the idea behind it will most likely live on. There probably would be a lot of energy toward achieving the result through curricular change. Many faculty members said they would support individual efforts to increase culture and ethnicity awareness instead of an official requirement, according to Junker. Integrating racial and ethnic issues into course content may be a more viable option, according to Junker.