As a student attending Diablo Valley College, I see many people on campus with different ethnic backgrounds in my classes. But the experience that I have had at DVC does not speak for all DVC students.

I believe that DVC does demonstrate bias based on race, and ethnicity when in a class setting. Based on research from DVC and other colleges, white students communicate more with their professors in class than African American students.

The results of the School Climate Questionnaire done at DVC showed that 45.2% white students speak the most in the class. This suggests that there is a racial bias in the class with white students being able to communicate with a professor more than other ethnicities.

According to the University of Rhode Island, minority students worry about how they will be perceived. As a result, this makes the professor believe that minority students are less capable of learning than the white students who speak without fear.

DVC has shown some support to help minorities feel more comfortable on campus with programs and groups such as Umoja and Puente. But the problem is, these programs do not help alleviate racial bias as they set a divide of ethnicity on the campus.

According to a study done at Missouri State University, creating training programs, events, support opportunities, diverse recruiting, and diversity scholarships all construct a campus that is a void from any discrimination.

DVC should implement these types of methods to eradicate the racial bias and discrimination in classrooms.