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Guest column: Western needs to be more diverse

There are a lot of accusations about Western鈥檚 鈥渞acist鈥 President Bruce Shepard. Shepard had the guts to ask a tough question: how should the institution respond to changing demographics?

Does Higher Education Lack Diversity? Western Pres. Says It's A National Problem

Ross Reynolds talks with Western Washington University President Dr. Bruce Shepard about his concerns for the lack of diversity at Western and other schools across the country.

In a recent convocation speech, Shepard sparked a debate over his statement: "If we are as white in 10鈥

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Conservative media bash 草榴社区 president鈥檚 call for diverse student body

The president of Western Washington University is under fire from conservative media for bluntly saying that 草榴社区 will have 鈥渇ailed as a university鈥 if its faculty and student body 鈥渁re as white in 10 years as we are today.鈥

Bruce Shepard has incurred the wrath of the campusreform.org鈥

No apologies from college head for asking how to be "not as white"

A controversial questionnaire is making the rounds on a university campus north of Seattle. It comes from the school's president. He is making no apologies, despite the backlash.

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard said, "My role as a leader is to ask questions鈥

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鈥淥ne of the Western values that comes closest to my heart is our commitment to fostering a campus environment that welcomes and embraces diversity,鈥 university President Bruce鈥

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