According to the Affirmative Action department, minority enrollment has risen significantly in the last ten years, while classes focusing on minorities and diversity have not. Many people referred to the diversity requirement that has been added to the general education requirements that all students must fulfill. Many felt that this requirement went a long way in fostering diversity at Penn State. Preparing students to work in a world that is global and diverse is a critical part of education, and the requirement helps that. There were complaints surrounding the requirement as well.
Some students can fulfill the requirement by taking classes they say seem less than diverse.
She went on to say that the course dealt mainly with the dominant religions of the world, making her feel that it really wasn't all that diverse at all. Some students feel that the proposed course is the answer to the varying range of diversity in the classes that fulfill the diversity focus requirement. After last semester's chain of racially motivated hate acts, which included threatening e-mails, Jones said that this course was an excellent idea, and one that he felt would be a benefit to most students. A course like this would be beneficial.