Understanding Diversity

Diversity, and how I understand it, is a little bit different from how most may understand it. Diversity runs much further than difference and its consequences are much more grave than mere variety. Diversity, at least in the way we discuss it, has transcended the very narrow and bland denotation it was originally given, to become a hotbed of social and economic analysis. Diversity and the processes it entails not only shapes who we are but also how we categorize ourselves. These formal process are as dynamic and noticable as they are frustrating and complicated, and it takes patience, curiosity, and courage to want to even delve into these topics. It is only through honest and direct engagement that we will learn anything from each other.