Diversity-themed courses debut

by Jacob Olidort and Jakob Sebrow | 09/07/2004

The administration has introduced more diversity-related courses to the curriculum in large response to racial incidents last year, according to Provost Marty Krauss.Krauss said that the Dusty Baker incident and the controversial visit by Daniel Pipes hurt the community and piqued interest in spreading tolerance and acceptance."On the academic side, I wanted to make proactive and constructive activities to bring us to the place we want to be in," Krauss said.The plan-outlined by the administration last January and developed by the Provost's Steering Committee on Campus Diversity Issues-also involves adding more diversity-related materials into existing courses in the future.Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe, who is chair of the curriculum subcommittee under Krauss' initiative, said he could not reveal as of now what existing courses will add new material in the future.