teach about the concepts of diversity and social justice. It is our duty to
challenge our students’ ideas about stereotypes and their assumptions about
“others.” We, as faculty members, must “know” ourselves and the messages
we send our students regarding our own beliefs concerning gender, religion,
politics, ability, sexual orientation, and the like. It is never easy to examine
ourselves. To teach students to be accepting of others, we must first learn to
accept others as we wish to be accepted.