The Campus Diversity Initiative: Current Status, Anticipating the Future

Introduction California today is the setting of dramatic demographic change. Yet higher education in the state has not reflected that diversity. Stark socioeconomic and racial gaps exist in college enrollment and achievement. At the same time, a college degree has never been more critical to career success and to promoting a democratic society. California needs to ensure that the students, faculty and curricula at its college campuses reflect the state's diversity, and that all college students are prepared for participation and leadership in a diverse society.