diversity at grinnell

Colleges & Universities Grinnell College
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<p>There is an interesting article in the S&B this month: [Looking</a> beyond skin color to the individual beneath | Scarlet & Black](<a href=“http://www.thesandb.com/opinion/looking-beyond-skin-color-to-the-individual-beneath.html]Looking”>http://www.thesandb.com/opinion/looking-beyond-skin-color-to-the-individual-beneath.html)</p>

<p>It talks about how students self-segregate by race but also acknowledges the diversity that can exist in a group of the same race. </p>

<p>I think it’s interesting. Grinnell has a lot of diversity, but also a lot of self-segregation. For example, almost all of my friends are white and many are LGBT. I think it’s disappointing how at such a diverse institution, students generally stick by their racial group or self-segregate by another category such as sexual orientation or socio-economic background. </p>

<p>What are other people’s experiences?</p>

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<p>About the same, but I think it changes over time. I think also that eventually people just begin having their own friends. What I find so interesting about being here is how little race is looked at and people just see people, so that is a plus. Though yes, there is some of that separation. I think though its more of a social thing and we shouldn’t worry so much on it.</p>