Globalization and Diversity Requirement in Higher Education

O. A. Marzouk, "Globalization and Diversity Requirement in Higher Education," 11th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2007), Academic Globalization Project, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8-11 July 2007. Published in: Kybernetes (an international journal of cybernetics, systems and management sciences), vol. 37(1), pp. 101–106, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1108/k.2008.06737aab.007 The version posted here is not the final one in the proceedings, but the accepted version as prepared by the author. The publisher's rules allows posting this copy in a not-for-profit repository or a scholarly collaboration network.
In order to prepare college students for a world with increasing globalization, several universities implemented a diversity requirement program for undergraduate students. This study discusses the importance and impact of diversity in higher education, and then presents several surveys and studies that have been conducted at the national level or within an individual university regarding diversity and diversity requirement programs. The study also compares various models of these programs and investigates some of them in details, including their mission, theme, and implementation.