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As hard as the University tries to attract minorities, it’s tough to keep real diversity on a campus that is located in nondiverse Nebraska, is affiliated with Catholicism (though it’s not required of students to practice any religion), and is small and fairly expensive. It appears that despite strong efforts to recruit a population with well-mixed backgrounds, Creighton students share a common white heritage and a similar upper-middle-class social standing. However, there are some student organizations that promote their culture and try to educate the student body majority about their heritage. The Latino Students Association and Indian Cultural Society, among others, organize annual events with wide appeal. The African Students Association holds a yearly soul food celebration that teaches about their history via a gastronomical education.

It’s clear by looking down the Mall that most students are white, but Creighton's minority population percentage is greater than the state of Nebraska’s. As one student said, it may not be obvious in the general population, but attend events and join organizations, and you’ll find minorities taking on active roles in student life. Whether there is a lot of diversity or not, problems between minorities and non-minorities aren’t seen as an issue. The most recent campus security reports show no hate crimes, and students of varied races and sexual orientations generally report feeling as safe as anyone else on campus. Groups like GSA usually have strong support from the general student population and even, perhaps surprisingly, from the Jesuit leaders on campus.

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lplach

Pharmacy Studies '16

1.5

D+

White Midwest Kids

Other than the good portion of Hawaiian students, there's little other diversity on campus. The majority of students are middle class, white students from the midwest region.

May 10, 2012

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rock2011

Public Relations '15

0.0

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Do not come here if you're anything but white or Asian/Hawaiian. The asians/hawaiians don't talk to anyone but each other and alot of the white people act like they've never seen anything but white people their whole lives. If you're black or mexican you'll probably feel really out of place

Apr 21, 2012

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molls345

Biological and Physical Sciences '15

3.5

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Diversity of Ethnicities and Personalities

At Creighton there are students who come from all walks of life whether it be religion, class, or country. Our school is predominantly white, but there are students here with thousands of different personalities who are doing such cool research activities and events world wide. On campus there are also many cultural events provided.

Mar 26, 2012

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