Introduction
Multicultural movement refers to a coalition of university students formed 1980s that included students from diverse groups. These groups were against oppressive trends of governance and running of affairs by the university administration (Pedersen 45). This was mainly to address the need for fairness and justice to all regardless of their gender, color or race.
The urge to form these groups came because; the white discriminated against other colors and females. For example, teaching in universities was for the white while administration dues were given to females.
Body
In 1960sthere were a series of cases of discrimination where people from different cultural backgrounds were treated in an inhumane manner. This led to increased number of protests from the youth and other positive minded in the society. In 1980s, university students staged several protests aimed at holding accountable their institutions for past incidences of discrimination and racism.
The multicultural movement involved diverse group of students, some university faculties and communities within their locality. They formed a coalition that understood the need to have academic resources and programs to study racial and social histories from particular societies.
Their objectives were achieved because they saw the creation of black American, Asian and women studies programs and centers in their campuses. These centers had an aim of ensuring the fundamental aspects of cultural diversity are addressed in the world (Pedersen 45). This means that people from anywhere in the world will be valued and respected hence eliminating chances of discrimination.
Despite students having formed several other organizations and movements, the multicultural movement attained credibility in a very short time hence extending to other parts of the world. This means that many people in the world were not happy with the manner in which racial discrimination was carried out.
This movement was supported by many students because they felt that everyone has a right to be in this world regardless of their cultural backgrounds. Furthermore, no one chooses where to be born or their cultural backgrounds. They felt that it was important for universities to study various cultures in order to understand how people behave.
Although the movement achieved most of its goals, which included fighting discrimination on grounds of sex or color, the movement came with several negatives. For example, there have been cases where students want to change aspects in their universities by claiming that they can form better workers (Ladd 87). In fact, such thoughts are politically motivated, and they can lead to collapse of learning institutions. If students are trusted with the mandate to run an institution, they may end up waving fees in their favor hence leaving the institution unable to sustain its operations.
Opposition has risen recently trying to oppose specific aspects of multicultural movements, such arguments does not address the needs of students or the university but greed of some movement officials. For example, transforming universities into a war field where students keep demonstrating without genuine reason (Krishnaswamy and Hawley 234). These counterattacks of the multicultural movements aimed at controlling their unreasonable demands in order to save the universities. For example, multicultural movements may decide to protests demanding that they want fees reduced in favor of the poor in the society.
Conclusion
Therefore, every learning institution needs funds to sustain its operations hence having to collect some fees from students. This is vital and further reduction of fees may leave institutions unable to equip their resource centers. This may lead institutions to a state where they lack credibility since they cannot give to the students the right information they may require.
Works Cited
Krishnaswamy, Revathi. and Hawley, John C. The postcolonial and the global. Minnesota: U of Minnesota Press. 2008. Print.
Ladd, Paddy. Understanding deaf culture: in search of deafhood. New York: Multilingual Matters.2003. Print.
Pedersen, Paul. Multiculturalism as a fourth force. London: Psychology Press. 2000. Print.